From Monday 26 October 2026, veterinarians were to cull a hen farm in Dynín in the České Budějovice area, because salmonella had repeatedly appeared on the holding. More than 30,000 laying hens are to be culled, and according to State Veterinary Administration (Státní veterinární správa) spokesperson Petr Majer the culling was expected to take about two days.[1][2]
At the farm of the company Mavela Dynín, the regional veterinary administration adopted extraordinary veterinary measures. One of the options open to the keeper was to have the hens culled, and he chose it. Majer said that no suitable facility was found for disposal through a slaughterhouse. According to him, no fresh eggs from the farm have reached the market since the infection was confirmed.[1]
The culling will be carried out by the keeper's staff together with the emergency centre of the State Veterinary Administration, which directs the culling of infected farms, safe disposal of the animals and disinfection. The State Material Reserves Administration (Správa státních hmotných rezerv) will release six containers for the disposal.[1]
Chronology
- — Veterinarians are to cull a flock of hens in the České Budějovice area of the South Bohemian Region because of salmonella; according to ČT24, tens of thousands of animals are involved. ČTK / České noviny ČT24: regiony
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 25 October 2026
- ČT24: regiony — 25 October 2026