Farming UK is reporting that Highly pathogenic bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Herefordshire, making it the third case of avian influenza affecting poultry or kept birds in the UK so far this year.
The government confirmed on Wednesday (11 November) that the H5N8 strain was detected in broiler breeder chickens at a premises near Leominster.
A 3km (Area A) and 10km (Area B) Temporary Control Zone have been put in place around the infected premises.
It follows the discovery of the same strain in three wild birds – a Canada Goose and two Greylag Geese – near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Tuesday.
https://www.farminguk.com/news/high-path-bird-flu-outbreak-on-herefordshire-farm_56956.html
