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H5N8 Virus: Avian Flu In France, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ducks To Be Culled
Men prepare to take living ducks on the Serge Mora's breeding farm before their departure to a culling place. A new epizootic disease caused by the H5N8 virus (avian influenza) in the Landes department and nearby departments (Gers, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrenees and Lot-et-Garonne) concerns breeders for ducks producing 'foie gras' and ducks fattened by 'gavage'. All ducks in the 5 departments must be culled in order to stop or to slow the contagion following orders by French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie. In the Serge Mora's farm in Mugron (Landes department), 2000 ducks have been culled because his farm has been infected. On his 2500 ducks, 500 died of the disease, the others have been removed to be culled in the morning. Mugron. France. January 13th 2021. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #6346432 |
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| Photographer | Alain Pitton/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Alain Pitton/NurPhoto |
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