4000 chickens abandoned in Japan following bi
Tokoyo: Japan's Agricultural Ministry has confirmed the ailment observed among chickens as a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza.
The ailment was first observed in a poultry farm at Miyazaki prefecture in southwestern Japan.
They conducted tests on three chickens collected from the farm and found out the results as positive.
According to an official report, they have been forced to abandon 4,000 chickens from the farm on the basis of the laboratory result.
The local government has...