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cull
verb as in pick out for reason
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Tens of thousands of turkeys and chickens have been culled in recent weeks following a spate of cases in mid, west and north Wales.
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They must be culled, like runts from a litter.
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"Thorough culling" to reduce the number of bears is the only effective way to reduce the risk for local people, researcher Ohnishi said.
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“Doing this rapid culling of your workforce, it’s very risky,” he said.
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Avian flu has spread globally in recent years, leading to mass culling of poultry, some human deaths, and rising egg prices.
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