Bird flu kills record number of chickens in Japan this season
Published Jan 9, 2023
Tridge summary
Japan's bird flu season has seen a record high of 9.98 million chickens culled, surpassing the previous record of 9.87 million in the 2020-2021 season, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. This season also saw 56 outbreaks in 23 out of 47 prefectures, another record high. In Niigata Prefecture, an outbreak led to the request for assistance from the Self-Defense Forces to cull 1.3 million chickens from a single farm.
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Japanese authorities have culled at least 9.98 million chickens during the current bird flu season (covering the period from autumn to spring), which was an anti-record figure. This is evidenced by statistics published on Monday on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The previous anti-record was recorded between November 2020 and March 2021, when 9.87 million chickens were slaughtered in the country due to the spread of infection. In addition, this season, 56 outbreaks of bird flu were confirmed in 23 out of 47 Japanese prefectures, which also became an ...
Source: Kvedomosti
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