Against some things, yes…but not against avian flu. Canada has a very rigorous system in place to identify, isolate and cull any infected animals before they can spread disease to the rest of the flock. You know…all the regulatory precautions the US is so reluctant to impose on their poultry industry, for the sake of saving money.
It’s very worth noting that this kind of a system is actually much more cost efficient than vaccinating the birds. Vaccinating is very expensive when you consider the logistics of injecting the volume of birds we’re talking about. IIRC Canada consumes around a million chickens per week.
Against some things, yes…but not against avian flu. Canada has a very rigorous system in place to identify, isolate and cull any infected animals before they can spread disease to the rest of the flock. You know…all the regulatory precautions the US is so reluctant to impose on their poultry industry, for the sake of saving money.
It’s very worth noting that this kind of a system is actually much more cost efficient than vaccinating the birds. Vaccinating is very expensive when you consider the logistics of injecting the volume of birds we’re talking about. IIRC Canada consumes around a million chickens per week.