Tag: poultry
Local residents of the Wiltenburg poultry company in Hekendorp want the government to buy out the company in a nitrogen discussion
Local residents of poultry company Wiltenburg in Hekendorp have asked the Oudewaterse College of B&W to designate the company as a peak loader. They write that in a letter to…
Bird flu alert in England! All poultry will be kept inside
In the statement made by the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, it was announced that all poultry and caged birds in the country should be kept indoors from…
Poultry farmers want healthy animals to stop being culled
A recent outbreak just across the provincial border in Lunteren resulted in a transport ban for animals, eggs, poultry manure and litter in part of the province of Utrecht. Leusden,…
French poultry affected by a major avian flu epizootic
France is facing an epizootic of rare intensity and above all of an almost unprecedented extent. More than 1,300 farms have been affected. They had to euthanize at least 15…
Growing unrest among poultry farmers due to bird flu: ‘It feels like a lottery’
“I get a lot of calls from concerned poultry farmers,” says Oplaat of the Dutch Union of Poultry Farmers. “They are already doing a lot against bird flu, but it…
MAP. Avian flu wreaks havoc in France, ten million poultry slaughtered
It is an “out of control” situation that breeders have been deploring since January 2022. France is experiencing the most severe episode of avian flu in the country, leading to…
Transport ban in Utrecht region after bird flu outbreak at poultry farm Lunteren
There are 228 other poultry farms in the 10 kilometer zone. Due to the contamination and the high poultry density, a transport ban applies in the region. This transport ban,…
Seasonal products: what foods to eat in December?
December is traditionally the month of turkey and capon, but also of scallops and exotic fruits. Something to compose a good festive meal, but not only: enjoy lamb’s lettuce and…