France’s foie gras sector has suffered a setback after highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on a duck farm in western France. More than 7,600 Mulard ducks are being culled at a farm in Longué-Jumelles, in the Maine-et-Loire department, following confirmation of an H5N1 outbreak in early September. Authorities have imposed a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone around the affected holding, with poultry movements restricted and surveillance increased on nearby farms. Farmers have also been urged to maintain strict biosecurity to prevent further spread. The outbreak is the first reported in France’s commercial poultry sector since the end…