Miyazaki begins disposal of 12,000 chickens due to bird flu

Miyazaki begins disposal of 12,000 chickens due to bird flu

KIYOTAKE, Japan - Workers clad in protective clothing getting ready Jan. 14 to cull 12,000 chickens at a chicken farm in Kiyotake, Miyazaki Prefecture after more than 3,000 birds there died from bird flu. About 150 workers have been assigned to carry out the culling by carbon dioxide. (Kyodo)

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