Thank you.
When producers see an animal that might be sick from avian influenza, they would call CFIA. The inspector would come in a very rapid way, make the analysis and confirm. If it's confirmed that it's an avian influenza case, then there is a protocol that will be put in place. The other animals will most likely be depopulated. There is a whole process to make sure that it's done in the right manner. There is a zone that will be established around the farm to protect the region. Different measures will be put in place to avoid contamination.
To your question on whether they lose everything, with CFIA there is a compensation program. Farmers will be paid the market value of the animals that they have to depopulate. There is already a program in place for that.
I want to mention that biosecurity is extremely important. I recognize that our commercial farmers are taking it extremely seriously because avian influenza is a serious disease. This year apparently it came mainly from migratory birds, not from contamination from one farm to another. It just demonstrates that they are taking biosecurity measures seriously. I would encourage all of them—the small, medium and large poultry farms—to do so.