Overview
- Movement of birds and both hatching and table eggs is banned within 10 kilometers of the infected laying-hen farm.
- The same zone prohibits removal of poultry manure and used litter under measures ordered by the agriculture ministry.
- Intensified surveillance applies within 3 kilometers, with the NVWA collecting samples from dead birds to detect further spread.
- Restrictions affect 191 nearby poultry holdings, including areas of Renswoude, Veenendaal, Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Woudenberg.
- A national housing and shielding rule for commercially kept birds has been in force since October 16, and many local farms already faced curbs after recent cases in Ede and Kesteren.