Japanese authorities have begun culling approximately 50,000 chickens following an outbreak of avian influenza at a farm in Iwate. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the virus’s presence, prompting movement restrictions on 170,000 chickens from nearby farms. Additional outbreaks were reported,…
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture has enacted a nationwide confinement policy for all commercially held poultry in response to recent avian influenza outbreaks. This decision follows the discovery of the virus at a biological chicken farm in Putten and another…
A significant fire erupted in Bezues-Bajon, France, around 6 PM, completely destroying a 400 square meter poultry barn housing approximately 5,000 chicks. The inferno resulted in the deaths of 4,000 chicks, while no human casualties were reported. Firefighters managed to…
