The United States is working on a bird flu vaccination scenario focusing on turkeys in the few states that gather the largest number of turkey farms, a move that would best meet a benefit-cost strategy, its chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday.
However, no decision to vaccinate has yet been made, Rosemary Sifford, who is also deputy administrator of the Veterinary Services program at the Department of Agriculture , told Reuters at the general session of the World Organisation for Animal Health in Paris.The severity of the current outbreak of bird flu has led some governments to, but others such as the United States have been remain reluctant, citing trade curbs this would entail.
"We would be looking at a very specific targeted potentially geographic- and species-oriented that maybe focus on certain turkeys in a certain area. These are the country scenarios that we have been talking through," she added. Turkey meat is expected to account for about 10% of total U.S. poultry production in 2023 and exports are expected to account for about 7% of total turkey production, USDA data showed. In contrast, exports of chicken meat are estimated at about 16%."For us, turkeys have been the species most affected in terms of facilities," she said.
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