THE Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) reported that chickens at a commercial farm in Tarlac tested positive for bird flu.
The farm had sold chickens to traders before discovering the bird flu outbreak, PEBA president Francis Uyehara said.
“The chickens were being transported when they died. Upon examination, the chickens tested positive for bird flu,” he noted.
PEBA urged the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration to hasten the approval of the bird flu vaccine.
“We are considering that there are other farms that do not report or test their chicken for bird flu,” Uyehara said.
“This is the reason why we don’t have a clear reference on the extent of the bird flu problem,” he added.
Commercialization of the vaccine is being discussed as field trials are ongoing, he noted.
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