Overview
- The NVWA is culling about 35,000 laying hens at the affected farm in the Westerwolde municipality of Groningen.
- A 10‑kilometre restriction zone is in force with an immediate ban on transporting birds, hatching or table eggs, bird manure and used bedding.
- Investigators are conducting contact tracing, with possible extra sampling or temporary blocks on linked farms if risks are identified.
- Officials report no commercial poultry holdings within three kilometres of the infected location.
- Nationwide housing and shielding rules and a tightened visit ban for commercial poultry premises remain in effect under the ongoing HPAI response.