N.Ireland
Avian influenza prevention zone introduced in Northern Ireland
An avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) will be introduced in Northern Ireland from midnight on November 17, Agriculture Minister Edwin...
Avian Influenza
Pig/Poultry
How to spot avian influenza in your birds
Outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have been reported across not only Great Britain, but the European continent recently. This...
Agri-Business
Avian flu confirmed at Essex premises
Avian Influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in birds at a premises in Essex, the Department for Environment, Food and...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed at West Midlands premises
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in a small poultry unit at a premises near Alvester,...
Pig/Poultry
Keepers urged to be vigilant following Avian Influenza outbreak
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is urging all poultry keepers – large and small – to comply with new biosecurity...
Agri-Business
France moves to shelter and confine all poultry as bird flu spreads
The French government has moved to shelter and confine all poultry as the country is placed at ‘high risk’ considering...
N.Ireland
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in wild bird in Ireland
The Irish government's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed avian influenza H5N1 in a wild bird...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu prevention zone declared for all of GB
Chief veterinary officers for England, Scotland and Wales have declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales
The presence of avian influenza H5N1 (avian flu) in poultry and wild birds at a premises in northeast Wales has...
N.Ireland
‘Highly pathogenic’ bird flu case confirmed in England
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to poultry farmers after confirmation of...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry keepers urged to prepare for avian flu
The UK’s chief veterinary offices are encouraging poultry keepers to take action now in order to reduce the risk of...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings has ended today...
Pig/Poultry
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone set to be lifted on May 15
The chief veterinary officers from England, Scotland and Wales are advising poultry keepers to remain vigilant as the Avian Influenza...
N.Ireland
New bird flu cases in Britain as Housing Order set to end
Cases of H5N8 avian influenza have been detected in broiler chickens at a commercial premises near Uttoxeter, east Staffordshire, England,...
Pig/Poultry
Avian Influenza housing measures set to be lifted on March 31
Compulsory housing measures for poultry and captive birds are set to be lifted at the end of this month, the...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza: 16 suspect cases reported in NI since January 4
A further 16 suspected cases of avian influenza have been reported in Northern Ireland since January 4, as the Minister...
Pig/Poultry
First confirmed cases of H5N8 avian influenza recorded in humans in Russia
Russia has recorded the first confirmed transmission of the H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) virus from bird to human. Seven...
Pig/Poultry
New H5N1 strain of avian influenza confirmed in flock of gamebirds in Scotland
A flock of kept birds on a gamebird rearing premises in Leven, Glenrothes, has tested positive for avian influenza of...
