The Ministry of Agriculture (Minagri), together with the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), confirmed the first case of bird flu in an industrial plant of the Agrosuper company in Rancagua, O’Higgins region.
As reported by the agencies, with representatives of the poultry industry, it is a breeding stock, located in the western part of the city.
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After the situation, the SAG self-suspended its export certification of poultry products, so that related products of this type cannot be exported in Chile for a total of 28 days, such as turkeys, eggs or chickens. Likewise, the event caused the slaughter of more than 40,000 breeding birds from said facility.
The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, reported that “the SAG has proceeded to control said area and immediately.”
“Complying with the highest standards, the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) has been informed and, therefore, the export of poultry meat has been closed,” concluded Valenzuela.
