Bird flu in broiler chickens in Bodegraven, Netherlands

To prevent the virus from spreading, the approximately 40,000 broilers at the location are culled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). There are no other poultry farms in the 1 and 3 kilometer zone around the infected farm. There are two other poultry farms in the 10 kilometer zone, both of which are vacant. One of these companies is the already cleared company in Waddinxveen, which was announced last Sunday that there was bird flu. In Waddinxveen there was also a broiler farm. The other company in the 10 kilometer zone was already empty. Transport ban The transport ban in the restricted zone around the outbreak applies to all birds and hatching and table eggs from a location with birds. The ban also applies to bird manure and used litter, and to other animals and animal products from poultry farms. In addition, rules apply to hunting. For example, it is prohibited in this area to hunt ducks or in areas where this could disturb waterfowl. There are still ...