Overview
- Brandenburg confirmed a new infection at a Märkisch-Oderland farm, where 10,000 Peking ducks must be killed, adding to 11 recorded cases in kept birds in the state and heavy regional losses.
- Darmstadt-Dieburg will impose a countywide housing order for poultry from Monday, also banning shows and markets, citing rising cases in neighboring areas and recent wild bird deaths.
- Counties are setting restriction and 10‑kilometre surveillance zones with strict hygiene rules, while specialist teams carry out mass depopulation using CO₂ under local authority orders.
- Ornithologists report unprecedented crane mortality, with roughly 2,000 carcasses recovered in Saxony-Anhalt and more than 2,200 in Linum, as experts differ on whether wild birds or poultry operations drive spread.
- Official data show record German demand in 2024 of 13.6 kilograms of poultry meat per person and 249 eggs, with domestic supply fully covering meat consumption but meeting only 72 percent of egg needs.