Netherlands to cull 71,000 chickens after bird flu detection
Netherlands to cull 71,000 chickens after bird flu detection
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 71,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the northern part of the country following the detection of bird flu, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.
This marks the first outbreak of bird flu in the Netherlands since March of this year.
The government has so far not imposed a nationwide requirement to keep poultry indoors, stating that this outbreak does not warrant such a measure. However, an expert group on animal diseases will meet soon to assess the risk.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)