Agri-Business
No 'increasing risk' from bird flu - UKHSA
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has found “no increasing risk” to human health from the Eurasian H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu)...
Bird Flu
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed on Isle of Man
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for the Isle of Man, Amy Beckett, confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
N.Ireland
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
Pig/Poultry
New bird flu reporting system 'reassuring' - Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has said that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra‘s) new online reporting system for...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers reminded to keep flocks indoors to combat bird flu threat
All bird keepers in Northern Ireland have been reminded of the need to keep their birds and poultry housed, as...
N.Ireland
Bird flu now in Ireland’s indigenous bird populations – CVO
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Housing order comes into force in Wales today
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds come into force across Wales today (Friday, December 2), meaning it...
Pig/Poultry
Half of free-range Christmas turkeys impacted by bird flu
Half of Britain’s free-range Christmas turkeys have been impacted by avian influenza (bird flu), the chief executive of the British...
N.Ireland
Online DAERA event to discuss bird flu and biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set host an online event discussing avian influenza (bird flu),...
N.Ireland
Poultry housing order introduced across NI
Mandatory housing measures for all kept birds and poultry are to come into force across Northern Ireland from midday on...
Pig/Poultry
Jimmy’s Farm tests negative for bird flu after brief scare
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has said it is “delighted” to announce that it has tested negative for avian influenza...
Agri-Business
Bird flu suspected at Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has come out to say that it has a suspected case of avian influenza (bird...
Pig/Poultry
More cases of bird flu confirmed over the weekend
Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed yesterday (Sunday, November 21). And, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
N.Ireland
More than 3,000 turkeys to be culled in Monaghan tomorrow
The culling of 3,800 turkeys at a poultry farm near Clones in Co. Monaghan will begin early tomorrow morning (Tuesday,...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Restriction zone introduced in Fermanagh
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced disease control measures in Co. Fermanagh following confirmation of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: RSPCA highlights issues of poultry 'flockdown'
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has highlighted the impact the avian influenza (bird flu) mandatory...
