Aviculture

The Psittacula parakeets, most commonly known as green parrots, have been spotted in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul's Gülhane Park. (AA Photo)

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All restrictions imposed in Maramures County as a result of the occurrence of the H5N8 bird flu virus on the poultry platform in the Seini locality have been lifted, and at present there is no active outbreak or suspicion of bird flu in Romania, informs the National Authority for Veterinary and Food Safety (ANSVSA).

A Turkish artist has broken the world record for the largest number of holes made on a chicken egg, with a staggering total of nearly 12,000.

"I previously beat a Pakistani artist's record of 7,500 holes with my 8,708 holes. Now I beat my own record with 11,827 holes," Hamit Hayran told Anadolu Agency.

Three young Egyptian vultures, raised in zoos in Zlin, Schonbrunn and Jerez, were released to the Eastern Rhodopes on Thursday, the press office of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds announced.

 There is no danger to consumers in relation to the bird flu outbreaks, Dr. Georgi Chobanov of Bulgaria's food safety agency told the Bulgarian National Television, referring to the two bird flu outbreaks found in the region of Haskovo, where more than 100,000 birds had to be culled, reports Focus News Agency.

RIGA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A young black vulture born and bred at Riga Zoo has been sent this week to Bulgaria where it will be released into the wild as part of a reintroduction program, the zoo informed on Wednesday.

It's something you cannot stop but wonder, right? Why do birds have beaks and no teeth? Aren't they related to dinosaurs, which also had a great set of chompers?

Eggs from the poultry farm in General Toshevo, where avian influenza was detected, are being withdrawn from the commercial network in Varna and the province, BNT reported.

 An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu was found on a poultry farm in General Toshevo in the region of Dobrich, said the press office of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency.