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More than 10,000 turkeys to be culled after bird flu outbreak on UK farm
Harrison Jones
Sunday 29 Nov 2020 11:10 am
More than 10,000 turkeys are set to be killed after another bird flu outbreak was confirmed on a British farm. The birds will be culled at a premises in North Yorkshire after avian flu was detected there, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed.
In a statement, it explained: ‘Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain was confirmed at a turkey fattening premises near Northallerton on Saturday, November 28. All 10,500 birds at the farm will be humanely culled to limit the spread of the disease. A 3km and 10km temporary control zone has been put in place around the infected site to limit the risk of the disease spreading.’...
More than 10,000 turkeys to be culled after bird flu outbreak on UK farm
Harrison Jones
Sunday 29 Nov 2020 11:10 am
More than 10,000 turkeys are set to be killed after another bird flu outbreak was confirmed on a British farm. The birds will be culled at a premises in North Yorkshire after avian flu was detected there, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed.
In a statement, it explained: ‘Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain was confirmed at a turkey fattening premises near Northallerton on Saturday, November 28. All 10,500 birds at the farm will be humanely culled to limit the spread of the disease. A 3km and 10km temporary control zone has been put in place around the infected site to limit the risk of the disease spreading.’...