Bird flu detected in Friesland: 63,000 chickens culled

Bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Blija, Friesland, leading to the culling of more than 63,000 broiler chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Sunday.The outbreak marks the second confirmed case of bird flu at a poultry farm in the Netherlands this year. In November, the virus was detected at an organic chicken farm in Putten, Gelderland, resulting in the culling of 23,000 chickens.