ILT

Department unlikely to take direct action over ILT outbreaks

N.Ireland

Department unlikely to take direct action over ILT outbreaks

The department is unlikely to take direct action, such as introducing culls or flocks restrictions, over a recent spate of outbreaks of poultry disease infectious laryngotracheitis (or ILT) in Northern Ireland.

‘Potentially serious’ viral disease ILT discovered in poultry flocks in NI

N.Ireland

‘Potentially serious’ viral disease ILT discovered in poultry flocks in NI

A potentially serious viral infection, ILT, has started to spread through Northern Ireland (NI) poultry flocks, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned poultry keepers.