N.Ireland
‘Largest ever’ bird flu outbreak in NI as two more cases suspected
Two more suspect cases of avian influenza (bird flu) have been identified in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
Bird Flu
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu cases in Scotland and Cumbria confirmed
Two more cases of avian influenza (bird flu), this time in Scotland and Cumbria, have been confirmed by government as...
Pig/Poultry
Wales sets up emergency coordination centre to deal with bird flu crisis
Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has established an emergency coordination centre to help Wales deal with the current...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed at sixth North Yorkshire premises
Avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at a sixth premises...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: Suspected notifiable case in Tyrone
Disease control measures have been put in place in Northern Ireland (NI) following suspicion of notifiable avian influenza (AI) -...
Pig/Poultry
Temporary Control Zone for NI after third bird flu detection in Monaghan
A Temporary Control Zone (TCZ-B) has been declared in Northern Ireland effective immediately, following the confirmation of Avian Influenza H5N1...
Agri-Business
Latest bird flu outbreak in South Derbyshire
An outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in commercial poultry birds at a premises near Willington, South...
N.Ireland
DAFM announces biosecurity measures for bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced the introduction of regulations requiring flock keepers to apply...
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...
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...
