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Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/03/16/294813/Cattle-egrets.htm
Updated Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:54 pm TWN,
The China Post news staff
Cattle egrets may spread bird flu virus: researchers
Researchers at the National Sun Yat-sen University urged farmers in central and southern Taiwan to beef up the nets around their chicken ranches as cattle egrets (a type of bird) could be major carriers and spreaders of the bird flu virus.
Biology Professor Chang Hsueh-wen said yesterday that long-term observations and studies by his team found that cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) were frequently lured to chicken ranches to catch insects which were attracted by chicken droppings.
In addition, the cattle egrets tend to mix with other migratory birds at wetlands or water reservoirs in southern parts of the island, Chang said...
Updated Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:54 pm TWN,
The China Post news staff
Cattle egrets may spread bird flu virus: researchers
Researchers at the National Sun Yat-sen University urged farmers in central and southern Taiwan to beef up the nets around their chicken ranches as cattle egrets (a type of bird) could be major carriers and spreaders of the bird flu virus.
Biology Professor Chang Hsueh-wen said yesterday that long-term observations and studies by his team found that cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) were frequently lured to chicken ranches to catch insects which were attracted by chicken droppings.
In addition, the cattle egrets tend to mix with other migratory birds at wetlands or water reservoirs in southern parts of the island, Chang said...