Overview
- After Spain expanded mandatory confinement for all poultry last week, Euskadi set region-specific guidance that permits short outdoor periods under strict controls.
- A monitoring commission of the Basque Government, the three provincial councils and sector representatives agreed the extraordinary measures on Monday.
- Outdoor access is conditional on preventing contact with wild birds, including the use of bird‑netting enclosures known locally as pajareras.
- Officials say the approach aims to reduce stress and avoid production losses, particularly for farms accustomed to free‑range systems.
- No avian influenza cases have been detected in Basque commercial flocks to date, though regional minister Amaia Barredo warns the risk level remains elevated.