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Polish poultry sector fears for export position after bird flu outbreaks

Poland
Published Nov 11, 2021

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Posted: 10/11/2021 Save as favorite Bird flu was diagnosed on poultry farms in Poland in a short period of time in various parts of the country. These are outbreaks with the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. There are fears that it will have a major impact on Polish exports of poultry products. Major orders from the United States have already been cancelled. This year there have been 345 outbreaks of bird flu in Poland. More than 12 million animals have already been culled.

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Posted: 10/11/2021 Save as favorite In Poland, bird flu was recently diagnosed on poultry farms in various parts of the country. These are outbreaks with the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. There are fears that it will have a major impact on Polish exports of poultry products. Major orders from the United States have already been cancelled. This year there have been 345 outbreaks of bird flu in Poland. More than 12 million animals have already been culled. A few months ago, the country was again declared bird flu-free after the infections in the spring. Recently, however, new outbreaks occurred and again almost 650,000 animals had to be culled. In the eastern part of Poland, bird flu has been diagnosed on four turkey farms and one broiler farm. In ...
Source: Agri Holland
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