Pig/Poultry
Brazil declares animal health emergency due to bird flu
Brazil has declared an official state of animal health emergency throughout its territory after several cases of avian influenza (bird...
Avian Influenza
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu detected in 2 UK poultry farm workers
Two people who recently worked on a poultry farm in the UK have tested positive for avian influenza (bird flu)....
N.Ireland
Bird flu vaccinations must enhance biosecurity, not replace it – study
For an effective avian influenza (bird flu) vaccination programme, the vaccines must be used as an additional layer of protection...
Pig/Poultry
First case of bird flu in Wales since end of housing measures
A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed at a premises near Montgomery, Powys, Wales. The...
Agri-Business
RSPCA issues biosecurity warning to bird keepers
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has warned that bird keepers must continue to follow strict...
Pig/Poultry
Reminder to maintain biosecurity as housing order ends
Bird keepers are being reminded to maintain strict biosecurity measures as the housing order for poultry and captive birds is...
N.Ireland
Bird flu housing measures to be lifted in NI
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) housing measures...
Government
Bird flu housing measures to end next Tuesday
The mandatory housing measures currently in place to help halt the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) will be lifted...
Pig/Poultry
Defra reduces risk of poultry exposure to bird flu
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have reduced the...
Agri-Business
Bird flu is a 'wild card' for global poultry market - Rabobank
The outlook for the European poultry market remains strong but “supply growth” might put pressure on prices and margins while...
Pig/Poultry
Chile records first case of bird flu in a human
The Ministry of Health in Chile has reported that it has detected its first case of avian influenza, also known...
Government
King Charles to applaud APHA staff for response to bird flu
King Charles will today (Thursday, March 9) visit the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to congratulate its...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu detected in foxes in France – WOAH
French officials have notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) that avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu risk to humans is low, but we will 'remain vigilant' - UKHSA
In its latest technical briefing on avian influenza (bird flu), the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) states that the...
N.Ireland
UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’
UK officials are now testing mammals for avian influenza (bird flu) and have reported evidence of a “direct spillover from...
Pig/Poultry
Worms pose a threat to bird health during housing order - Elanco
Livestock medicines producer Elanco has warned free-range egg producers that there is an elevated risk of worms during the current...
N.Ireland
750k hens to be culled in Czech Republic due to bird flu outbreak
Approximately 750,000 laying hens are to culled after an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) on a farm in the...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed on Isle of Man
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for the Isle of Man, Amy Beckett, confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
