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Bird flu leading to 1000s of birds-slaughtering
Nov 13 2007, Irani

It’s again the turn of thousands of turkeys, ducks and geese to fall victim to bird flu worriment. It’s all happening at a Redgrave Park Farm near Diss. After the confirmation of avian flu in turkeys, about 6,500 birds are already being slaughtered...

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