by Stefan Davies | Dec 14, 2020 | News
The Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales have agreed to bring in new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds in the UK. The new housing measures, which will...
by Stefan Davies | Nov 12, 2020 | News
Avara Foods have this afternoon confirmed that all chickens on the farm affected by Bird Flu near Leominster will be killed. A decision has been made to kill the birds prior to finding out the pathogenicity because of the large number of farms in the area that could...
by Stefan Davies | Nov 12, 2020 | News
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the whole of England to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss has confirmed today (11 November). This means it is a legal requirement for...
by Stefan Davies | Nov 12, 2020 | News
A third case of bird flu has been detected in England at a premises near Leominster in Herefordshire. This comes after two other cases were discovered last week in England. The latest case in broiler breeder chickens follows those found in Cheshire and Kent on 2nd...
