Bird flu outbreak on Otago chicken farm: Ministry of Primary Industries says virus confined to Hillgrove property
Authorities say the bird flu found in New Zealand is confined to one farm, a second farm under investigation has been cleared, and the nation’s supply of eggs and poultry is free from any risks. It follows the first confirmed case of the high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6 – a strain of bird flu – being found on a free-range chicken farm in North Otago last week.