Record 9.87 million chickens and ducks culled in Japan to stop bird flu
Japan's farm ministry is urging poultry farmers to implement thorough measures to prevent the introduction of viruses, in order to prepare for the next season.
New bird flu outbreaks confirmed in Chiba and Miyazaki prefectures
This is the seventh bird flu outbreak at a farm in Chiba since December last year.
Most Japanese poultry farms hit by bird flu had flaws in wildlife control
The agriculture ministry's survey team inspected 30 of the affected farms and discovered flaws in preventive measures at 27 of them.
Chiba to cull record 1.1 million chickens after bird flu outbreak
Earlier infections 3 kilometers away within the prefecture made it the first in eastern Japan to report incidence of the viral infection this winter, after cases spread in western Japan.
Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan
The H5 strain was detected for the first time at a farm in Tokushima, making it the 12th prefecture to report a bird flu outbreak case this year.
The ministry of agriculture held a meeting on epidemic prevention measures Sunday with officials pledging to support the Shiga government in tackling the bird flu outbreak.
Bird flu spreads to Okayama, with 640,000 chickens to be culled
The news marks the ninth prefecture to report cases of avian influenza this year.
Japan to order nationwide disinfection against bird flu outbreak
Bird flu has been detected at six regional prefectures since last month in Japan's worst outbreak in more than four years.
Former agricultural minister’s graft scandal sparks conversation about animal welfare in Japan
Allegations of bribery illustrate the lengths to which the poultry industry went to preserve its decades-old, yet globally criticized practice of confining egg-laying hens in small cages.
The latest incident marked the 16th case of highly pathogenic bird flu being confirmed at a chicken farm in Japan this year.
Some 77,000 birds being raised at the farm in Kagawa Prefecture will be culled.
Another bird flu outbreak confirmed in Shikoku's Kagawa Prefecture
About 48,000 chickens being raised at the farm in the city of Higashikagawa will be culled.
