European Shell Egg Market Concerned by New Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Italy and France
Italy reported an outbreak of the severe H5N1 avian influenza virus late last week. It was the first outbreak in Italy for several months, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
The outbreak occurred on a large commercial layer farm in the northeast believed to house up to 1 million birds, a market source told Expana.
The same market source said that now that H5N1 avian influenza is back in Italy, coupled with the spread of other livestock and poultry...
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