Avian Influenza

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been declared

Despite the current incidence of Avian Influenza in the UK being lower than this time last year, poultry keepers are still being warned to be on high alert for the disease.

On Tuesday (October 24), the EFRA Committee will question Therese Coffey MP on the implementation of Environmental Land Management schemes, risks from avian flu, possible poultry vaccination and the 'serious difficulties facing tenant farmers'

The game shooting community is being asked to prioritise high levels of biosecurity measures and ensure there is critical defence set up against the disease

On this weeks Over the Farm Gate podcast livestock reporter, Katie Fallon talks to the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss, after housing measures for bird keepers in England were lifted this week.

A new industry report details pathways for how the UK’s poultry industry could live with bird flu and mitigate virus risk going forward.

The Government has announced all bird keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must implement strict biosecurity measures to stop Avian Influenza (AI) spreading. 

Industry chiefs have urged Defra to consider expanding regional housing measures on a national basis to protect birds from Avian Influenza (AI). By Hannah Binns and Jane Thynne.

Industry chiefs have urged Defra to consider expanding regional housing measures on a national basis to reflect any increases of risk for Avian Influenza (AI). 

The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Christine Middlemiss has urged free-range egg producers to plan and be prepared for another Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak this winter.