Can the risk of free-range poultry contracting bird flu be managed? ‘Bird flu’ is the common name for avian influenza (AI). It is a highly contagious virus and potentially zoonotic disease...
What are the animal welfare issues with mass killing of poultry using ventilation shutdown? Ventilation shutdown involves sealing a shed by shutting air inlets and/or by turning off ventilation fans following which the birds’...
What is mass euthanasia? Mass euthanasia, or the humane killing of large numbers of farm animals, is commonly required in an emergency animal disease...
