Poultry farmers in the UK have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from the highly infectious strain of bird flu spreading across Europe; the disease has been found in poultry and wild birds in 14 countries including Germany and France. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said that it was working with its partners on a range of measures to help prevent further spread of the virus. As we have noted, around 190,000 ducks were culled in the Netherlands to contain a bird flu outbreak, and in Asia, there has been a surge in bird flu cases with Japan slaughtering 310,000 chickens and ducks and South Korea culling around 2.8 million birds.
Poultry farmers in the UK have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from the highly infectious strain of bird flu spreading across Europe; the disease has been found in poultry and wild birds in 14 countries including Germany and France. The birds must be kept indoors for 30 days or steps need to be taken to separate them from wild birds. As we have noted, around 190,000 ducks were culled in the Netherlands to contain a bird flu outbreak, and in Asia, there has been a surge in bird flu cases with Japan slaughtering 310,000 chickens and ducks and South Korea culling around 2.8 million birds.