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Poultry destroyed after bird flu found at Dutch farm

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A poultry farm in the central Dutch village of Hekendorp is being cleared and a local ban has been imposed on transporting poultry after the discovery of avian influenza, Dutch authorities said in a statement late on Saturday. The government said the 150,000 birds kept at the farm were not free range and were being destroyed in accordance with European rules on avian influenza. …