(3)In particular, the Italian authorities took control, monitoring and preventive measures and established protection and surveillance zones pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/936/EUnote. By doing so, they were able to rapidly eradicate the threat. Union and national animal health and veterinary measures were applied until 16 February 2015 in all holdings except for the holding keeping male fattening turkeys, in which measures were applied until 25 February 2015.