NATIONAL NEWS - Ongoing tests are being carried out in areas in the Western Cape which have seen an outbreak of bird flu.
At least 30,000 chickens have died while a further 110,000 have had to be culled.
Provincial Agricultural MEC Alan Winde says affected farms have been quarantined.
“Three ostrich farms are quarantined in the Heidelberg region and as well as one farm in the Paardeberg region. And obviously we’re conducting tests because it’s contagious."
Tests done in areas hit by bird flu
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Posted on: 09:48 Tue, 29 August 2017
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