Markets Markets Newswire Czech vets cull 15,000 ducks over bird flu outbreak By Reuters Reuters Founded in 1851, Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. With 200 locations worldwide and 2,500 journalists, Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. Reuters has remained true to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias, working relentlessly to bring news from the source and from every corner of the world. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on December 5, 2022 Trending Videos Close this video player PRAGUE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic startedculling over 15,000 ducks from a farm in the country's south dueto an outbreak of bird flu, CTK news agency reported on Monday. The farm in the town of Frahelz, 130 km (80 miles) fromPrague, had 22,000 ducks originally, of which 7,000 died lastweek due to the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, CTK said. Hungary last week reported an outbreak of the same virus,and a farm was forced to kill 3,000 geese.(Reporting by Robert Muller;Editing by Alison Williams) © Copyright Thomson Reuters 2022. Click For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit