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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Netherlands to cull 216,000 chickens following discovery of bird flu
Authorities in the Netherlands have detected a highly contagious strain of bird flu at a farm in the province of Noord Holland and the southern province of Noord Brabant, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
More than 600,000 poultry birds culled in France to control bird flu outbreak
France has culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and other poultry over the past month, officials said on December 31 last year, in a race to contain a bird flu virus threatening to become the fourth major outbreak in the country since ...
Monday, November 29, 2021
Culling of pigs due to ASF drives up farm gate price of live pigs in Thailand
The price of live pigs at the farm gate in Thailand has climbed from $1.80/kg to 2.5/kg in just two months.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Massive culling of pigs likely as UK abattoirs get struck by labour shortage
UK farmers have warned that up to 120,000 pigs face being culled due to a lack of abattoir workers, as acute labour shortages across supply chains continue to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom's economy.
Monday, July 26, 2021
China culls more than 2,000 pigs due to ASF since start of 2021
11 cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in eight provinces in China this year, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Monday, July 19, 2021
More than 4,000 chickens culled in Ghana following avian flu deaths
Ghana has culled 4,500 chickens and restricted the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds were found to have died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu, the country's veterinary services director said on July 17.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
UK trials of cattle vaccine may lead to potential end of badger culling
Trials of a cattle vaccine and a new skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have started in the United Kingdom, a development that could bring an end to the controversial culling of badgers.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
134,000 birds in Western Cape, South Africa, culled following avian influenza outbreaks
134,000 birds in Western Cape, South Africa, were culled last month following four outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across the province.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in recent bird flu outbreak
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu in the country, which was detected in 18 prefectures including Chiba and Ibaraki, key poultry farming areas, The Japan Times ...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
12,400 birds culled at Indian village following confirmation of avian influenza outbreak
The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, India, had confirmed avian influenza in samples of birds sent from a poultry farm at Kila Raipur on May 7, prompting authorities to order culling of birds.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
40,000 laying hens to be culled in latest Bulgaria bird flu outbreak
40,000 laying hens will be culled by Bulgarian veterinary authorities after bird flu was detected at an industrial farm in the southern village of Trilistnik, the sixth case there since the beginning of this year, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Bulgaria to cull 40,000 hens after bird flu outbreak at industrial farm
Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria will cull 40,000 laying hens in the southeastern village of Krivo Pole following a bird flu outbreak at an industrial farm at the area, the fifth since the start of the year, the food safety agency said on ...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Nigeria culls 329,556 chickens in 62 farms due to bird flu
Nigeria said it has culled more than 329,556 chickens in 62 farms due to reports of bird flu outbreaks across the country, Naija News reported.
Monday, April 12, 2021
Philippines increases indemnity for hogs culled due to ASF
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC), is increasing its indemnity for hogs culled due to African swine fever (ASF), said Agriculture Secretary William Dar.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
77,000 chickens to be culled in Tochigi, Japan due to bird flu
About 77,000 chickens will be culled in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, after an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a farm there, ANI news reported.

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