Thousands of Hens to Be Culled as Flu Hits Fifth Farm

Published on June 8, 2024

Tens of thousands of hens will be euthanised after a fifth Victorian poultry farm was plunged into lockdown due to an avian influenza detection. Tests confirmed the highly pathogenic H7N3 strain of bird flu had been detected on the Lethbridge farm owned by Farm Pride in the state’s southwest, Agriculture Victoria said on June 7. It is the company’s second farm to test positive for bird flu and houses about 40,000 birds, accounting for roughly four percent of total production capacity. “The company will seek compensation from the Emergency Animal Disease Compensation Scheme arising from the disposal of these birds,” Farm Price said in a financial update....

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