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Kiel (dpa / lno) - After an outbreak of avian influenza, the killing of around 76,000 laying hens began in a poultry farm in the Plön district on Monday.
The two stables are gassed with carbon dioxide, as a spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture said.
This process will be finished in the evening.
The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) had previously detected the subtype H5N8 in one of the animals.
"This is the largest company that has so far been affected by avian influenza in Schleswig-Holstein," said the spokesman.
The aim of killing the animals is to prevent the virus from spreading further.
The region was declared a restricted area within a radius of three kilometers and an observation area within a radius of ten kilometers.
According to Agriculture Minister Jan Philipp Albrecht (Greens), the case shows "that the situation in the country with regard to avian influenza is unfortunately worsening again".
Nationwide, poultry are still compulsory in all districts and urban districts.
Avian influenza has been detected in nine poultry holdings in the north with a total of around 81,000 animals.
In addition, the detection of the disease in wild birds has increased to around 485.
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Avian influenza, also known as avian flu, is an infectious disease that occurs primarily in waterfowl and other birds.
Even if the currently circulating pathogens cannot be transmitted to humans according to the FLI, dead animals should not be touched.
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FLI on avian influenza
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Animal Disease Information System of the FLI
Ministry of the Environment SH on avian influenza