Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020
759. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of chickens which have been culled as a result of the presence of bird flu H6N1 subtype following a recent outbreak per affected flock in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of birds reported to the Department in the flocks affected by H6N1 Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza is 605,173 - broken down as follows:
|
Production system |
Number of flocks |
Number of birds |
|
Table egg layer (free range) |
8 |
77,336 |
|
Table egg layer (colony) |
3 |
517,835 |
|
Turkeys |
2 |
10,002 |
