# Avian influenza: biosecurity measures key to protecting poultry farms | EFSA

> EFSA says strict enforcement of high biosecurity is the most effective way to keep H5N8 out of poultry farms. It ranks measures by farm area, such as separating wild birds from poultry, indoor housing and keeping ducks and geese apart. The advice follows H5N8 outbreaks in European wild birds and poultry since late October 2016.

- Date: 2016-12-20 · published 2016-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73354-avian-influenza-biosecurity-measures-key-to-protecting-poultry-farms-efsa
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Biosecurity guidance mainly affects how farms operate and does not by itself change near-term poultry supply or feed demand. It signals that disease pressure in Europe is persisting into winter.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | +4.4% | +14.7% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [ASF preventation and avian influenza through biosecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15958-asf-preventation-and-avian-influenza-through-biosecurity.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-26 | [Protecting animal health, protecting food security - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15911-protecting-animal-health-protecting-food-security-avinews-the-global-poultry.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-08-06 | [Avian influenza outbreak highlights need for better approaches for managing biosecurity - CSU News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51496-avian-influenza-outbreak-highlights-need-for-better-approaches-for-managing.md) | +2.7% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-02 | [High-risk poultry trading practices identified for avian influenza \| One Health Poultry Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56954-high-risk-poultry-trading-practices-identified-for-avian-influenza-one-health.md) | -2.7% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2021-08-16 | [Avian influenza leads to decline in poultry meat production across EU - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45691-avian-influenza-leads-to-decline-in-poultry-meat-production-across-eu-poultry.md) | -1.4% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- efsa.europa.eu: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/avian-influenza-biosecurity-measures-key-protecting-poultry-farms

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