Agri-Business
Avian flu confirmed at Essex premises
Avian Influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in birds at a premises in Essex, the Department for Environment, Food and...
Bird Flu
Agri-Business
France moves to shelter and confine all poultry as bird flu spreads
The French government has moved to shelter and confine all poultry as the country is placed at ‘high risk’ considering...
N.Ireland
‘Highly pathogenic’ bird flu case confirmed in England
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to poultry farmers after confirmation of...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings has ended today...
N.Ireland
New bird flu cases in Britain as Housing Order set to end
Cases of H5N8 avian influenza have been detected in broiler chickens at a commercial premises near Uttoxeter, east Staffordshire, England,...
N.Ireland
UFU urges vigilance after northern bird flu outbreak
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it is “deeply concerned” following confirmation on January 6 that a bird...
Pig/Poultry
10 days for UK poultry keepers to prepare for new housing measures
New poultry housing rules will come into force throughout the UK on Monday, December 14, giving keepers 10 days to...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone to be declared in Northern Ireland from midnight
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will come into effect in Nothern Ireland from midnight tonight (December 1). The AIPZ...
Pig/Poultry
Further avian influenza cases confirmed in wild birds in England
A further three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in wild birds in Stroud, Gloucestershire, according to the Animal and Plant...
N.Ireland
Britain’s Avian Influenza risk raised to ‘high’ following 2 confirmed cases
The risk level of avian influenza establishing in wild birds in Britain has been raised from ‘medium to ‘high’ following...
N.Ireland
Case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
A case of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland, with poultry keepers being told to ensure...
Pig/Poultry
China orders cull of 18,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
Authorities in China have culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu in the Asian country. China’s Ministry...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry and backyard flock owners urged to be vigilant of bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has reiterated the risk that avian influenza (AI) poses to the poultry...
Pig/Poultry
NI authorities investigating suspected bird flu case
Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspected case of bird flu on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh. In...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed on Russian 500,000-bird farm
Russian authorities have confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a 500,000-bird commercial farm in Kostromskaya, a region to the...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: Chief vet stresses importance of biosecurity as third bird tests positive
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today confirmed that a second wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan...
N.Ireland
Second bird flu case confirmed in Northern Ireland
A wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, Co Armagh, has tested positive for bird flu, the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
First Northern bird flu case confirmed in Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland’s first bird flu case this year has been confirmed in a wild bird in Co. Antrim. The case...
