NZ Herald·3 min read·medium
Bird flu: NZ’s largest egg supplier Mainland Poultry puts 500,000 layer hens into lockdown as precaution
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Tom Rose
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New Zealand's largest egg supplier, Mainland Poultry, has moved 550,000 free-range hens indoors as a precautionary measure following the detection of bird flu in wild birds. While no commercial flocks have been infected, the company is prioritizing biosecurity to protect the supply chain.
New Zealand’s largest egg supplier is putting hundreds of thousands of free-range chickens into lockdown after the deadly bird flu virus was detected in the country for the first time.
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