8 lakh birds to be culled in France after bird flu outbreak
France has ordered the culling of around 8 lakh ducks and geese to halt the spread of bird flu, according to officials. France has the largest poultry flock in the European Union and has reported 89 outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus so far. The Czech Republic and Slovenia have also reported first outbreaks of the virus.