Bird flu has been detected at a broiler farm in Marrum, North Friesland. The more than 80,000 chicks on the farm are being culled. The new outbreak is remarkable because the highly contagious bird disease strikes primarily in the autumn and winter when many wild birds are on the move. Because the greatest danger seemed to have passed, the obligation to keep poultry indoors and shielded was lifted in most of the country on April 21. The obligatio…
Bird flu has been detected at a broiler farm in Marrum, Friesland. To prevent the spread of the virus, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature has decided to have the 80,000 broilers at the infected farm culled.
16 days ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Bird flu has been detected at a broiler farm in Marrum, North Friesland. The more than 80,000 chicks on the farm are being culled. The new outbreak is remarkable because the highly contagious bird disease strikes primarily in the autumn and winter when many wild birds are on the move. Because the greatest danger seemed to have passed, the obligation to keep poultry indoors and shielded was lifted in most of the country on April 21. The obligatio…