DUCKS – BIRD FLU
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLDOMESTIC ducks may act as healthy carriers for the H5N1 bird flu virus, passing it to chickens to whom the disease is deadly, the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation is (FAO) claiming. In a joint statement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Office International des Épizooties (OIE) has warned that in its Asian heartland, the disease may be spread through free-range farming practices, where chickens and ducks roam together. They also called for careful handling of domestic ducks, particularly at slaughter, for instance scalding ...
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