Sentinel chickens retire from mosquito virus front line

VICTORIA’s sentinel chickens are retiring after nearly half a century on the front lines of the Murray River after the development of more efficient detection of mosquito-borne viruses. Researchers at Agriculture Victoria in partnership with the Department of Health have developed faster testing methods that can provide laboratory results within days, which have been used […]

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