“I get a lot of calls from concerned poultry farmers,” says Oplaat of the Dutch Union of Poultry Farmers. “They are already doing a lot against bird flu, but it keeps coming in. Many companies no longer have visitors, poultry farmers shower before entering the barn and change their clothes. Children are also not allowed to play together. huge impact on a family.”
Growing unrest among poultry farmers due to bird flu: ‘It feels like a lottery’
