Pig/Poultry
170,000 birds to be culled after bird flu confirmed on UK farm
Some 170,000 birds are to be culled on a UK poultry farm after a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
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World News
Bird flu declared on turkey farm in US
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported a mild form of bird flu on a turkey farm in California,...
World News
Countries urged to increase bird flu strategies
A new bird flu strain detected in Europe, which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in...
Agri-Business
Third case of bird flu confirmed on Dutch farms
Bird flu has been confirmed on a third Dutch farm, the Dutch Government has confirmed, with a number of other...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu found on Yorkshire farm
Avian influenza or Bird flu has been detected on a farm in the UK, according to the latest reports from the...
Rural Life
Study: Some wild birds develop immunity to avian flu
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic, according to new...
Agri Politics
Guide launched to mitigate avian influenza in wild birds
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh government have set out guidance in response to...
Pig/Poultry
How to spot avian influenza in your birds
Outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have been reported across not only Great Britain, but the European continent recently. This...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales
The presence of avian influenza H5N1 (avian flu) in poultry and wild birds at a premises in northeast Wales has...
Pig/Poultry
New H5N1 strain of avian influenza confirmed in flock of gamebirds in Scotland
A flock of kept birds on a gamebird rearing premises in Leven, Glenrothes, has tested positive for avian influenza of...
N.Ireland
Bird cull zone introduced in NI following detection of Avian Influenza in commercial flock
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Dr. Robert Huey has initiated disease control measures, including a bird cull zone, following suspicion...
Pig/Poultry
H5N8 avian influenza confirmed in birds in Gloucestershire
H5N8 avian influenza has been detected in captive birds at a non-poultry premise near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Tests are ongoing...
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...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers and pet bird keepers urged to prepare for winter avian flu
Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) across the UK are encouraging poultry keepers to take action to reduce the risk of disease...
Agri-Business
Avian flu confirmed at 27,000-bird Suffolk poultry farm
Government officials are working to contain an incident of avian flu confirmed at a 27,000-bird commercial broiler farm in Mid...
N.Ireland
Flooding ‘increases risk of avian influenza incursion’ – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) advised poultry farmers that flooding can increase the risk of infections...
Dairy
Study: Viruses in cattle more likely to infect birds than humans
Viruses in cows are more similar to viruses in birds than humans. US research has found that H5N1 viruses in...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu, enhanced welfare standards impact UK poultry feed production – AHDB
A decline in UK poultry feed production levels has been confirmed by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB). Driving...
