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February 15/2021

Bird flu found at pheasant farm in Janakkala

High pathogen H5N8 avian influenza, which causes high mortality among birds, has been confirmed at a pheasant farm in Janakkala in Tavastia Proper. The disease had been found earlier in wild birds…

Bird flu found at pheasant farm in Janakkala

November 22/2022

20 years of resistance monitoring – where are we now?

The antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from animals and foodstuffs and the use of antibiotics in animals have been monitored in Finland for 20 years. The latest FINRES-Vet report covers the…

20 years of resistance monitoring – where are we now?

August 1/2023

The Finnish Food Authority is ordering all minks to be put down at fur farms with diagnosed avian influenza infections

The Finnish Food Authority has specified the euthanasia criteria for fur animals infected with avian influenza. The decision states that all minks will be put down at fur farms with diagnosed avian…

The Finnish Food Authority is ordering all minks to be put down at fur farms with diagnosed avian influenza infections