The Dutch government is largely rescinding the mandatory indoor housing order for poultry, citing a decreased risk of avian influenza. While the measure is being lifted in most regions, birds in the Gelderse Vallei—an area with a high concentration of poultry farms—must remain indoors. Since 2020, such confinement orders have been in effect more often than not as officials manage the disease's persistence. Despite the current relaxation, authorities warn that the threat of bird flu has not been fully eliminated. Read the full story at NRC — Tech (subscription).

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