Change the way of slaughter to prevent the spread of avian influenza

Introduction: according to experts from the Buddhist Academy, the spread of avian influenza is largely due to unscientific life and habits "The spread of avian influenza, largely caused by human beings, stems from unscientific lifestyles and habits The outbreak of avian influenza may further change our values, production methods and living habits " So the experts concluded Experts from the Buddhist Academy of Sciences believe that the prevention of avian influenza should start from the root of the breeding industry In the process of breeding, in order to improve economic benefits, some farmers use antibiotics, growth hormone, insecticides and so on The frequent and unrestricted use of drugs and the abuse of oxytocin not only shorten the growth cycle of livestock and poultry, but also enhance the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics At the same time, the resistance of animals to diseases is getting worse and worse, and the mutation of virus is accelerating It is understood that avian influenza A virus can be composed of 15 different h subtypes and 9 n subtypes, which can form 256 types These viruses have small mutations every other period of time Guangdong has a large number of poultry, and China's live poultry are mainly exported from Guangdong Province In 2004, it accounted for more than 90% of China's exports Every day, the trade volume of poultry in Foshan agricultural trade and wholesale market reaches 400000, and the slaughter volume of pigs reaches more than 4 million every year With rapid circulation, frequent product distribution and transportation, the difficulty of prevention and control increases correspondingly It is reported that many farms, especially small farms, adopt mixed breeding of livestock and poultry The farm chicken house is just above the pigsty, and the excrement of chicken and duck falls directly into the pig's trough Poor and crowded feeding conditions increase the possibility of mixed variation and transmission of the virus There is a direct relationship between the breeding mode and the incidence of avian influenza For example, every time the density of chicken house doubles, the probability of chicken being infected with the disease is four times higher "From feed, reproduction, feeding, slaughtering, processing, transportation, sale to epidemic control, a complete set of strict management and monitoring mode should be established, with the full participation of manufacturers, distributors and the government Under this mode, even if there is avian influenza in one poultry breeding area, it will not spread to other areas " Cui Jianxin said When the animal epidemic prevention system needs to be strengthened in the field research of avian influenza virus, what makes experts feel the most is the backwardness of the animal epidemic prevention system in rural areas After the reform of township institutions, many Township animal husbandry and veterinary stations have been weakened, and some grassroots stations have even become "husband and wife shops" The township epidemic prevention personnel have low wages and living insecurity, so they have to go out to work for their livelihood College students are not willing to come down to do this work, and the grassroots epidemic prevention personnel are out of stock The infrastructure for animal epidemic prevention in rural areas is insufficient, the equipment for disease diagnosis and testing is in short supply, and there are loopholes in the epidemic monitoring and notification system Due to the lack of effective safeguard measures, animal epidemic prevention measures are difficult to implement Although some places have issued ordered epidemic prevention plans, how to implement them has been ignored Many farmers have poor awareness of epidemic prevention, and compulsory immunization has become laissez faire, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of controlling the spread of the disease and the risk of the livestock and poultry market in China Speaking of the situation of the animal epidemic prevention system in the countryside, the chief of Zhuolin in the scientific research department of the Academy of Buddhism was melancholy [NextPage] "if SARS exposes the shortage of public health system in urban and rural areas, then avian influenza highlights the vulnerability of animal epidemic prevention system in rural areas." In recent years, Foshan City has taken effective measures to strengthen animal epidemic prevention while deepening rural reform, promoting rural "three modernizations" and solving the "three rural" problems Governments at all levels have set up headquarters for the prevention and control of major animal epidemics, established a responsibility system for animal epidemic prevention, and strengthened the construction of supervision teams for animal epidemic prevention at the grass-roots level Focus on immunization, epidemic monitoring, quarantine supervision, business training, funds and material reserves in place Experts said that if the outbreak of avian influenza really occurs, the animal epidemic prevention system in Foshan rural areas will also face a severe test As early as last year when the outbreak of avian influenza, experts from the Buddhist Academy began to explore the traditional backward poultry breeding mode, slaughtering mode and the problems of consumer psychology During this period, some experts pointed out that "what should be abandoned and what should be changed for people who like to eat chicken?" There was a debate Some experts said that Foshan people should eat native chicken when eating chicken They think it has good taste and high nutritional value, but native chicken is raised in the field and is not easy to manage The large demand of citizens for fresh and living birds of prey leads to the private slaughter of fresh chickens in the agricultural market Although chickens are strictly quarantined before entering the market, they are particularly susceptible to infection by viruses attached to feces and feathers during the process of private slaughter Most consumers like to eat live chickens As soon as there is a stir in the chicken market, such as avian influenza, the chicken market immediately falls into a total depression It is generally believed that frozen chicken is not susceptible to avian influenza, and it is the "stabilizer" of broiler breeding industry Cui Jianxin, director of the scientific research department of Foshan University of science and technology, pointed out that the bird flu virus only takes five seconds to die when exposed to the air, and the high temperature of 60 degrees can also kill the virus At present, it seems that the average person infected with avian influenza virus is the breeders and their relatives, and the route of infection is feed, drinking water, dust, secretion and excreta contaminated by the virus "As long as the chicken is cooked, it will not be infected whether it is a live chicken or a dead chicken." "Experts need to pay more attention to the improvement of poultry breeding mode, slaughtering mode and epidemic prevention system, rather than the consumption psychology of ordinary people." Cui Jianxin said.