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Bird flu: Mandatory stables in Brandenburg cause great excitement!
Brandenburg is taking measures against bird flu: mandatory stables in Prignitz and the surrounding area from October 28, 2025 to protect poultry.
Bird flu: Mandatory stables in Brandenburg cause great excitement!
The threat of bird flu is on everyone's lips again. Currently, several Brandenburg districts and the city of Potsdam have ordered that poultry farms must have stables. This drastic measure applies from Wednesday and affects all areas where poultry or other birds are kept. The birds must be housed in closed stables or suitable facilities to prevent contact with wild birds and to comply with hygiene measures. Northern Courier reports on this regulation, which applies in the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Prignitz, Spree-Neiße and Cottbus.
The background to this stable requirement is alarming reports about the spread of bird flu in Germany. Experts emphasize that the virus was introduced in particular by wild cranes as they migrated to warmer areas. Brandenburg is particularly badly affected, which has resulted in tens of thousands of ducks and broiler chickens having to be killed on various farms in order to stop the virus from spreading further. The economic damage is now considerable, and Brandenburg's Agriculture Minister Hanka Mittelstädt (SPD) is warning of a possible nationwide deployment.
Advanced protective measures
In view of the current situation, experts and poultry farmers are calling for increased protective measures. SRF reports that some federal states are recording the largest outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds. Therefore, nationwide housing requirements for free-range farm animals would be necessary to prevent the virus from spreading, according to Georg Heitlinger from the Baden-Württemberg State Association of the Poultry Industry. In Germany, over 200,000 animals, including chickens, geese and ducks, have been killed due to avian influenza epidemics.
In comparison, the situation in Switzerland looks somewhat more optimistic, where no bird flu cases have been recorded so far this autumn. However, possible cases are also expected there when migratory birds arrive. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) has raised the risk assessment for Germany to high, which makes it all too clear that bird flu is widespread all year round and particularly increases in intensity in autumn during bird migration.
The poultry industry is facing a challenging time, and it remains to be seen what further measures will be taken to support poultry stocks and agriculture in Germany. A well-planned approach to this crisis could be crucial to avoid a further increase in economic damage.