Mary Wilson
Well-known member
20 January 2025
by FarmingUK Team
Over one million hens will be culled following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a large poultry farm in Shropshire.
The H5N1 strain of the disease was detected in 1.6 million layers on a farm near Wem, the government said on Monday evening (20 January).
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have also been declared around the farm, and all bird will be humanely culled. ...
https://www.farminguk.com/news/bird...n-large-poultry-farm-in-shropshire_65971.html
by FarmingUK Team
Over one million hens will be culled following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a large poultry farm in Shropshire.
The H5N1 strain of the disease was detected in 1.6 million layers on a farm near Wem, the government said on Monday evening (20 January).
A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have also been declared around the farm, and all bird will be humanely culled. ...
https://www.farminguk.com/news/bird...n-large-poultry-farm-in-shropshire_65971.html