Until last month Australia was the only continent to be free of the H5 bird flu strain.
That reign came to end on June 20, when the first case was identified in Western Australia’s southern coast, Cape Le Grand National Park. Another case was identified in South Australia.
With the annual Coonamble Poultry Show coming to town on July 4, what does this highly infectious disease mean for local eggers and breeders?
The Australian Government reported the disease was found in a brown skua migratory seabird on June 14, and the CSIRO . . .
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