Re: Bird flu (H5N1) in Norfolk Confirmed, November 12 +
Locations of culling
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&...52.423779,1.001129&spn=0.188008,0.727158&z=11
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2007
Source: ITN
<!-- End Introduction -->A total of 22,000 free range turkeys are being culled on four farms after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in East Anglia.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->The decision was made after the four sites were identified as having "dangerous contact" with the infected farm at Redgrave, Suffolk.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->The Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the birds had been assessed as being at risk of exposure to the highly pathogenic virus as a result of the movement of people from the initial case but no disease had been detected at the new sites
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->The operations director of Redgrave Poultry, Geoffrey Buchanan, confirmed that all four new cull sites were run by the company.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->They are Stone House Farm in West Harling, Norfolk; Bridge Farm in Pulham, Norfolk; Grove Farm in Botesdale, Suffolk; and Hill Meadow in Knetishall, Suffolk.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->The 22,000 free range turkeys will be killed in addition to the 6,500 already destroyed at Redgrave Park farm.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->Mr Buchanan said: "There is a direct link between Redgrave Park and these four other farms as they share the same farming staff.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->"Each farm is too small for a dedicated staff, so a small team of people runs this cluster of farms.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->"Despite biosecurity measures when entering and leaving the farms and the fact that there are no results to indicate the presence of avian influenza at these farms, Defra has decided that there is a possibility of a direct link.
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</a--><!--googleon: index--><!--/c:if-->"While naturally saddened to see so many birds culled, we fully agree that the primary concern has to be the containment of the outbreak."
<A href="http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/bird+flu+22000+turkeys+to+be+culled/1047857">http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/bird+flu+22000+turkeys+to+be+culled/1047857
Locations of culling
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