High pathogenic bird flu found on chicken farm

80,000 chickens to be culled as bird flu spreads to second shed
The number of chickens needing to be culled on an Otago farm has doubled to 80,000 after New Zealand's first case of case of high pathogenic avian influenz
High pathogenic bird flu found on chicken farm: What you need to know
The high pathogenic avian influenza - otherwise known as bird flu - has been found on a free range chicken farm in North Otago. Laying hens foraging outside were thought to have been infected with the H7N6 strain through a low pathogenic virus from wild waterfowl.
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.
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
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Highly pathogenic bird flu found on chicken farm: What you need to know
The highly pathogenic avian influenza – otherwise known as bird flu – has been found on a free-range chicken farm in North Otago. 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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First case of high pathogenic strain of bird flu found on Otago egg farm
The country’s first case of an avian influenza or bird flu has been identified on a commerical rural Otago egg farm.