bird flu cull

Ottawa/Edgewood, B.C. (Rajeev Sharma): A small ostrich farm in British Columbia will have its day in court Tuesday as the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa hears arguments over whether the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) can proceed with a controversial order to cull more than 400 birds due to avian influenza.Universal Ostrich, located in Edgewood, B.C., was ordered to destroy its entire flock after highly pathogenic avian flu was detected on the premises last December. The CFIA has defended the cull as part of a nationwide stamping-out policy to curb the spread of the disease, which has infected over…