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Posted on October 22, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Netherlands will cull 161,000 chickens after bird flu detection, affecting 26 farms with transport bans and indoor bird orders.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the central-eastern region of the country after bird flu was detected there, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
A transport ban is in place within a 10 km radius of the affected farm, impacting 26 poultry farms in the area, the government said.
Last week, the Dutch Agriculture Ministry issued a nationwide order to poultry farms to keep their birds inside and it also banned bird shows.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
A cull is the selective removal of animals from a group, often to control disease spread or manage population size. In agriculture, it is commonly used to prevent the spread of infections like bird flu.
A transport ban is a restriction placed on the movement of goods or animals within a specified area. It is often implemented to prevent the spread of diseases.
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