Netherlands: Coronavirus Continues to Challenge Dutch Mink Farms

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英文名称：

Netherlands: Coronavirus Continues to Challenge Dutch Mink Farms

工作单位：

Office of Agricultural Affairs, The Hague

来源地址：

https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/netherlands-coronavirus-continues-challenge-dutch-mink-farms

关键词：

Livestock and Meats;  COVID-19;  Livestock and Meats;  Europe and Eurasia;  Netherlands; 

年份：

2020

语种：

English

摘要：

The number of Dutch mink farms which have been infected by the coronavirus rose to 27 as of July 31, 2020. While the industry is scheduled to cease operations on January 1, 2024 (pursuant to the Fur Animal Husbandry Act), the Dutch Outbreak Management Team has advised that if there are still new infections after mid-August that the Government consider cleaning up Dutch mink farms in a proactive manner (effectively ending production ahead of the 2024 deadline). The Government has said it will review whether an expedited closure of the industry is necessary, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, at year’s end (before mating season begins in 2021). In the meantime, the Government continues to cull mink on infected farms and develop a program through which mink farms can voluntarily terminate their business operations sooner.