N.Ireland
Housed free-range period extended as bird flu warnings continue
Changes to the marketing of free-range eggs in response to continued Avian Influenza (AI) warnings have been welcomed across the...
Avian Influenza
N.Ireland
Northern flock owners urged to be vigilant as avian influenza spreads
Poultry farmers are urged to be vigilant as outbreaks of bird flu continue to be reported in continental Europe. It...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza text service launched for Northern poultry farmers
A text service has been launched to keep poultry farmers and bird keepers updated with the latest avian influenza threats....
Pig/Poultry
More severe strain of bird flu wreaks havoc in China
Countries trading in Chinese poultry should step up surveillance at their own farms, markets and border checkpoints, to prevent the...
N.Ireland
Wild swan in Derry tests positive for bird flu
A wild swan found in Co. Derry near Lough Beg has tested positive for H5N8 avian influenza, known as bird flu....
Pig/Poultry
10 tips to help prevent your backyard flock from getting bird flu
To protect poultry from bird flu, backyard flock owners are being advised by the Department of Agriculture to prevent birds...
Pig/Poultry
Case of bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of chickens in Wales
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) H5N8 has been confirmed in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers advised to 'remain vigilant' as bird flu hits parts of Europe
Effective bio-security measures by bird keepers are vital in protecting Northern Ireland against the threat of avian influenza, according to...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers urged to be alert as bird flu hits the Netherlands
Following an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in domestic laying hens in Friesland, the Netherlands, poultry farmers in the...
EU
Bird flu reaches Scotland as control zone is put in place
A suspect case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been identified in chickens on a farm in Dunfermline, Scotland, the...
Pig/Poultry
13,000 birds culled in Germany as bird flu strikes
Over 13,000 birds have been culled in Bayern, Germany following a case of bird flu in the country, according to...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza has potential to impact 2016 poultry market - Rabobank
The threat of avian influenza (AI) remains a real ‘wild card’ which has the potential to impact supply, trade and...
Pig/Poultry
'Highly pathogenic' case of bird flu confirmed in France
A case of avian influenza also known as bird flu has been confirmed in Dordogne, France following an abnormal death, according...
Pig/Poultry
170,000 birds to be culled after bird flu confirmed on UK farm
Some 170,000 birds are to be culled on a UK poultry farm after a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
