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Netherlands Confirms Avian Flu at Streefkerk Organic Farm, Culls 16,000 Hens

Authorities impose a 10-kilometer transport ban under a nationwide housing order.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed infection at a biological layer farm in Streefkerk, Zuid-Holland, according to the NVWA and the Ministry of Agriculture.
  • All 16,000 hens at the site are being culled to prevent further spread of the virus.
  • A 10-kilometer restriction zone blocks transport of poultry, eggs, manure and litter, with two other poultry farms located in the zone.
  • Parts of the Krimpenerwaard, including Ammerstol, Bergambacht, Berkenwoude, Lekkerkerk, Schoonhoven, Stolwijk and Vlist, fall under the transport ban.
  • A nationwide housing order has been in place since mid-October, and recent weeks have seen more than ten farm detections and large culls, including 62,000 birds in Terschuur and 56,000 in Opende.