Netherlands to Cull Another 29,000 Chickens to Contain Bird Flu

Netherlands to Cull Another 29,000 Chickens to Contain Bird Flu
Chickens from a poultry farm are going outside again in Winkel, Netherlands, on April 29, 2020. Olaf Kraak/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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AMSTERDAM—The Netherlands is to cull another 29,000 chickens on a farm in the north of the country after the detection of a highly infectious strain of bird flu, the government said on Monday.

The farm is in the town of Koudum, 100 kms (62 miles) west of Groningen. A transport ban has been imposed on seven other nearby farms, a government statement said.