As part of the state's plan to tackle "bird flu," California officials have ordered the depopulation of 1.5 million chickens and turkeys. The culling of the birds is part of an effort to prevent avian influenza from spreading across California's poultry ranches. State officials, working with the Biden-Harris administration's U.S.…
Poultry supplies are coming under increasing threat as bird flu continues to spread worldwide, experts are warning. Entire flocks are often culled even when only one bird tests positive because the disease is extremely deadly to poultry. Veterinarians and disease experts told Reuters in a new interview that the avian-borne virus…
The number of poultry culled around the world has almost doubled this season as global food shortages loom and the cost of living crisis deepens. Experts are warning that an "unprecedented" bird flu outbreak has caused a huge spike in culling since last season. According to figures from the World…