10.11.2026 22:31
Following an increase in "H5N1 avian influenza" cases in poultry and wild birds in Belgium, commercial poultry farms and all bird owners registered in the official tracking system have been required to keep their animals indoors. In addition, untreated surface water and rainwater cannot be used for watering poultry and birds.
According to Belgium's official news agency Belga, Agriculture Minister David Clarinval has taken new measures against the increasing cases of bird flu in the country in recent weeks, especially on poultry farms along migratory bird routes and in wild birds.
POULTRY AND OTHER BIRDS WILL BE KEPT IN ENCLOSED AREAS
Clarinval signed the ministerial decree regulating this obligation within this scope. Accordingly, after the publication of the decree, poultry and other birds at commercial farms and in businesses registered in the official tracking system called "Sanitel" will have to be kept in enclosed areas.
Under the regulation, feed and water for the animals will also have to be provided in enclosed areas or areas protected by nets.
BAN ON THE USE OF SURFACE WATER AND RAINWATER
While feeding will also be mandatory in enclosed areas for private bird owners, the use of untreated surface water and rainwater for watering poultry and birds will be banned. Nine cases of bird flu had recently been detected in wild birds across the country.