Poultry culled in German after bird flu found on two farms

Dec 19 About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday. Some 21,600 turkeys were culled on a farm in Soest in North Rhine Westfalia after the virulent H5N8 strain was discovered and 9,500 ducks were culled on a farm in Moeser in Saxony-Anhalt, regional authorities said.