Bird flu outbreak: Culling of 80,000 chickens expected to begin today
The culling of 80,000 chickens to contain New Zealand’s first confirmed case of high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6, or bird flu, is expected to get under
Bird flu: So far no known connection between first and second farm
Officials have not yet found any links between a second chicken farm that has been isolated, and a poultry farm where bird flu has been identified.
New Zealand says bird flu found at egg farm is not H5N1 strain
WELLINGTON: New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial egg farm in the southern region of Otago after testing confirmed its chickens are infected with bird flu, but said it is not the strain causing concern globally.
New Zealand reports first case of H7 bird flu
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm in New Zealand's South Island, authorities said on Monday (Dec 2), the first time the island nation has reported a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza.
Second farm being probed over bird flu outbreak
A precautionary notice is being placed on a small free-range poultry farm after a number of chickens died, MPI says. Meanwhile, the culling of 80,000 birds at the centre of the bird flu outbreak has started at Mainland Poultry, a commercial egg farm in rural Otago.
New Zealand suspends poultry exports after bird flu case at egg farm
New Zealand has halted all poultry exports after confirming its first case of bird flu on an egg farm in the southern region of Otago. Exports of poultry products worth about NZ$190 million (US$112 million) a year will cease until New Zealand can once again attest to being free of bird flu,
New Zealand Suspends Poultry Exports After First Case of H7 Bird Flu
New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island. Tests confirmed the H7N6 subtype of bird flu at a rural chicken farm in the Otago region,
New Zealand halts poultry exports after detecting strain of avian influenza
To try to prevent the further spread of the virus, around 80,000 layer hens across two sheds will be humanely culled using CO2 gas.
All poultry exports on hold until NZ free of highly pathogenic bird flu
The Biosecurity Minister has also confirmed the farm at the centre of the outbreak had an outbreak of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Type 1 in 2019.
Australian farmer hit by bird flu, sends warning to NZ farmers
An Australian egg producer whose chickens were infected with bird flu has warned New Zealand farmers that it is likely to ...
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Avian influenza reaches New Zealand
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has now been confirmed in New Zealand. The presence of an H7N6 variant of ...
Meat chickens not involved in avian flu scare, consumers unlikely to shy from New Zealand favourite meal
No meat chickens are involved in New Zealand’s first outbreak of a highly pathogenic bird flu that biosecurity officials are ...