
N.Ireland
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
N.Ireland
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
Pig/Poultry
The Countryside Alliance has said that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra‘s) new online reporting system for...
N.Ireland
All bird keepers in Northern Ireland have been reminded of the need to keep their birds and poultry housed, as...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
Pig/Poultry
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds come into force across Wales today (Friday, December 2), meaning it...
Pig/Poultry
Half of Britain’s free-range Christmas turkeys have been impacted by avian influenza (bird flu), the chief executive of the British...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set host an online event discussing avian influenza (bird flu),...
Pig/Poultry
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has said it is “delighted” to announce that it has tested negative for avian influenza...
Agri-Business
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has come out to say that it has a suspected case of avian influenza (bird...
Pig/Poultry
Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed yesterday (Sunday, November 21). And, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced disease control measures in Co. Fermanagh following confirmation of...
Pig/Poultry
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has highlighted the impact the avian influenza (bird flu) mandatory...
Pig/Poultry
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) of Scotland (poultry working group) has called for the Scottish government to introduce a housing...
N.Ireland
The French government announced today (Thursday, November 10) that the level of avian influenza (bird flu) risk in France has...
Pig/Poultry
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has urged the Welsh government to “keep a close eye” on the...
Pig/Poultry
The mandatory housing measures for poultry, which came into force this week (Monday, November 7), mean that all bird keepers...
Pig/Poultry
Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed over the weekend as new mandatory housing...
Pig/Poultry
An Essex-based, free-range turkey producer has said that the ongoing avian influenza or ‘bird-flu’ outbreaks could sound the death knell...