France has started a huge duck cull as ducks in the foie gras producing areas of southwest France are trying to contain an outbreak of bird flu . This move may cost the las gras industry around $ 84 m . As many as 10 million ducks are expected to killed , which will run through until 20 January . This risk could rise further if the bird flu virus can not be maintained . bird flu has been spreading rapidly in various forms across Europe , Israel and Asia and , as we noted last month , there are rumblings that 2017 will trigger a global bird flu epidemic .
France has started a huge duck cull as authorities in the foie gras producing areas of southwest France are trying to contain an outbreak of bird flu. This move may cost the foie gras industry around $84m. As many as one million ducks are expected to killed, which will run through until 20 January. This number could rise further if the bird flu virus cannot be maintained. Bird flu has been spreading rapidly in various forms across Europe, Israel and Asia and, as we noted last month, there are rumblings that 2017 could see a global bird flu epidemic.