2 Asturias poultry farms told to address problem on flies

CEBU, Philippines — The local government unit (LGU) of Asturias has issued a warning against two poultry farms in the town because of the presence of an unusual number of flies in their facility.

Mayor Dana Andrew Dumdum has issued a “No Chick-in” warning for one cycle for two poultry farms after an inspection was conducted by the LGU's Task Force Langaw on September 12 that showed there was an unusual quantity of flies present in the said farms.

The “No Chick-in” is a strategy where no new chicks are introduced to a farm for a specific period to better monitor existing flocks, as well as to prevent diseases.

The LGU begged not to name the said farms, but officials of Barangay Manguiao also conducted their own inspection of one of the farms on September 18 and got the same result as the September 12 inspection made by the task force.

According to the notice addressed by the mayor to the owner of one poultry farms, there was a swarm of flies in all of its three buildings.

In another poultry farm, the task force discovered the same unusual quantity of flies present in the facility.

“You are utilizing plastic slats / tarima that can’t be lifted or separated because they’re linked together with straw. There was no net built at the blower area to help catch the flies and keep them from spreading to other areas,” read the notice issued by Mayor Dumdum addressed to the owner of the poultry farm dated September 19.

According to the LGU, the extraordinary number of flies has caused concern among the residents in the area.

Dumdum reminded the owners to clean their farms and take action to prevent flies from multiplying and affecting the residents.

“During the MMT on August 14, 2024, it was agreed that if a poultry is found out during inspection to have a large number of flies for two consecutive grows, the poultry will be issued a ‘No Chick-in’ for one cycle,” the mayor said in his notice.

Dumdum has warned the poultry farm owners that failure to resolve the issue will mean the LGU will be forced to close and cease the operation of the said farms.