In May, 75 farms were contaminated in the Southwest, and 90,000 animals slaughtered. To prevent future waves, the state has launched a tender to produce 80 million doses to be injected into palmipeds.
This Tuesday at the end of May, Thierry Vignolles, breeder force-feeding Mulard ducks intended to produce foie gras, is disappointed. "My 4200 ducklings under 5 weeks old will be euthanized. Bird flu has reached us. So much work for nothing," he says.