New Zealand Suspends Poultry Exports

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 Says Bird Flu Found at Egg Farm Is Not H5N1 Strain
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.
NZ’s first case of high pathogenic strain of bird flu found on Otago egg farm
The Government is confident its teams will be able to eradicate the high pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu, which has been found at an Otago farm. The Ministry for Primary Industries said laying hens foraging outside were thought to have been infected with the H7N6 strain through a low pathogenic virus from wild waterfowl.
New Zealand finds bird flu case at egg farm, suspends poultry exports
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 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.
Bird flu found on egg farm in Otago – Expert Reaction
A 'high pathogenic' type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed the virus is not the H5N1 strain that has been causing deaths in poultry,
Bird flu identified on New Zealand's shores
The country's first case of a high pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been identified on our shores. It was found on a commercial free-range Otago egg farm in Moreaki, managed by Mainland Poultry - who first started noticing issues last week,
Strain of bird flu detected on Mainland Poultry farm
New Zealand’s first case of bird flu has been detected on a Mainland Poultry-managed farm.Although it is not the H5N1 strain circulating among wildlife
Bird flu found on Otago egg farm
Biosecurity New Zealand says it has placed strict movement controls on a commercial egg farm in Otago. Stuart Anderson, Biosecurity New Zealand
All NZ poultry exports on hold until country free of highly pathogenic bird flu
All poultry exports are on hold until New Zealand is free of the highly pathogenic bird flu detected at a Moeraki egg farm, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. The Ministry for Primary Industries earlier said laying hens foraging outside were thought to have been infected with the H7N6 strain through a low pathogenic virus from wild waterfowl.
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Country's first case of high pathogenic bird flu found on Otago egg farm
There are 40,000 chickens inside the shed where the high pathogenic bird flu has been identified.