Now that H5N1 has been found in the European Union, Dutch poultry farmers are advised to pen their birds as soon as possible.
“The sooner the better” said Jan Wolleswinkel, from the Dutch Organization for Poultry Farmers (NOP). The group is imposing a rule on the nation’s farmers to pen their birds.
The Netherlands interior minister has already called on farmers to shelter their birds away from possible contact with migratory birds from March 1.
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