Following the decision of then Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fa00 during the previous season.  Over 60 million waterfowl will be vaccinated with the government paying 70 percent of the cost estimated at $110 million.  This appears to be a high figure at $1.80 per bird even with the labor involved for individual parenteral administration.

Vaccination will be mandatory for farms with more than 250 waterfowl including ducks, geese and muscovies and their hybrids.  Continental France and Corsica will be covered by the mandate that will include 2,500 farms with an average of 25,000 birds per unit.

Vaccines will be provided by Boehringer-Ingelheim and Ceva Animal Health.