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France lifts poultry farming curbs as bird flu crisis fades

FILE PHOTO: Ducks are seen in a field in Bourriot Bergonce, southwestern France, January 7, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

France's farm ministry said on Tuesday it would remove bird flu-related restrictions on poultry farming across the country, citing a halt in outbreaks after the worst-ever crisis of the highly contagious virus led to the culling of 16 million birds.

The European Union's second largest poultry producer had eased restrictions, including keeping birds inside, in much of the country in early May, but kept them in the most affected regions.

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