111.   The birds have access to the outside world through a mesh tube, but they always return to their aviary and its abundant food supply, Stone said.

112.   The birds must have a balance of nutrition and vitamins to ensure they remain healthy and productive, free from disease and produce quality meat and eggs.

113.   These birds have personalities.

114.   To qualify, a bird has to be native to a country or migrate through it.

115.   While some birds have an appealing melody, others simply squawk or cluck.

116.   The birds had their throats slit.

117.   The ministry said payments would be made to farmers if uninfected birds had to be slaughtered but it would not say how many birds may have to be killed.