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Bird flu confirmed in chickens from Scottish island farm
Remaining birds at premises on Sanday in Orkney culled and six-mile control zone set up
PA Media
Fri 18 Dec 2020 09.48 GMT
Last modified on Fri 18 Dec 2020 10.48 GMT
Bird flu has been confirmed in a free range flock of chickens from a farm on a Scottish island.
The Scottish government said the remaining birds at the premises on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile (10km) temporary control zone has been set up.
A range of different controls are in place in the zone, including restrictions on the movement of poultry, carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure and restrictions on bird gatherings.
Authorities said appropriate restrictions had been imposed on the premises and any identified contact premises to limit spread of the disease, H5N8 Avian Influenza, after birds in a free range laying flock of chickens tested positive.
Scotland’s chief veterinary officer, Sheila Voas, said: “This case of H5N8 in a flock of birds on Sanday confirms that avian influenza is present in Scotland...
Bird flu confirmed in chickens from Scottish island farm
Remaining birds at premises on Sanday in Orkney culled and six-mile control zone set up
PA Media
Fri 18 Dec 2020 09.48 GMT
Last modified on Fri 18 Dec 2020 10.48 GMT
Bird flu has been confirmed in a free range flock of chickens from a farm on a Scottish island.
The Scottish government said the remaining birds at the premises on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile (10km) temporary control zone has been set up.
A range of different controls are in place in the zone, including restrictions on the movement of poultry, carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure and restrictions on bird gatherings.
Authorities said appropriate restrictions had been imposed on the premises and any identified contact premises to limit spread of the disease, H5N8 Avian Influenza, after birds in a free range laying flock of chickens tested positive.
Scotland’s chief veterinary officer, Sheila Voas, said: “This case of H5N8 in a flock of birds on Sanday confirms that avian influenza is present in Scotland...