Dutch poultry industry hit by new bird flu outbreak

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bird flu was found at a fourth poultry farm in the Netherlands, officials said, in a fresh blow for the Dutch agricultural export sector. The latest infestation was found at a poultry farm in the western municipality of Zoeterwoude, not far from the sites of previous outbreaks. The farm’s 28,000 laying hens were ordered destroyed. Officials and experts have previously warned that the density of farms in the country makes it easier for infections to hop from one farm to the next. …
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