Bird Flu Confirmed at Another Three Dutch Poultry Farms
Bird flu has been confirmed at three farms in Overijssel and Limburg, and one just across the border in Germany, the government reported on Wednesday. The virus is spreading rapidly through the Netherlands, bringing with it concerns about rising egg and poultry prices.
In Limburg, bird flu was found at poultry farms in Tienray and Helden, with a combined 270,000 birds. In Overijssel, a poultry farm in Bornerbroek with 18,000 chickens is affected. All the birds are being culled.
To prevent the diseases from spreading further, all poultry farms within a 10-kilometer radius of the infected farms are banned from transporting any chickens or eggs...
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