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Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows

Experts warn that lax regulations could also see the virus spread to US pig farms, with serious consequences for human health

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Fears are growing that the H5N1 outbreak among cattle in the United States could have been caused by contaminated animal feed.

In contrast to Britain and Europe, American farmers are still allowed to feed cattle and other farm animals ground-up waste from other animals including birds.