Pig/Poultry
Defra has announced that it will be lifting its mandatory housing order on poultry and other captive birds in England and Wales next week.
N.Ireland
UFU president, William Irvine, has highlighted the growing challenge of animal disease to agriculture across the island of Ireland.
DAERA has moved to introduce a “mandatory” housing order in Northern Ireland to protect poultry from bird flu
Defra will be introducing a mandatory housing order for poultry across parts of England following a recent increase in outbreaks of bird flu.
A decline in UK poultry feed production levels has been confirmed by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB).
Government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking two laboratory scientists to join its avian...
Rural Life
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic,...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed on a turkey farm near Ludlow, Shropshire, by Defra and Shropshire Council yesterday.
Two new outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed by Defra and the APHA; in Cambridgeshire and Devon.
The UK’s chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss has today (Wednesday, March 23) urged poultry keepers in Suffolk...
Other
Chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss is urging all poultry keepers not to be complacent with biosecurity as the bird flu threat remains ongoing.
One new case of bird flu was confirmed over the weekend as local movement restrictions lifted in two other areas
People is Doncaster are being urged to avoid dead birds and bird droppings as avian influenza (bird flu) has been found...
Two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) H5N1 has been confirmed at premises near Lazonby, Eden in Cumbria.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a series of webinars to inform bird keepers and veterinarians of the latest updates and biosecurity advice regarding avian influenza (bird flu).
Two more suspect cases of avian influenza (bird flu) have been identified in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said.
