A turkey farm in Tetney in Lincolnshire has tested positive for the H5N8 strain of bird flu, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The farm, which is owned by a company called Bird Flu Ltd, was closed on Friday after it failed to meet health standards set out under new rules introduced last year. In a statement DEFRA said an "investigation is underway to understand the origin of the disease and confirm that there are no further cases." However, some poultry farmers had complained of birds being allowed to roam free, in contravention of DEFRA's quarantine rules.
A turkey farm in Tetney in Lincolnshire has tested positive for the H5N8 strain of bird flu, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It said "a significant number" of the 5,000 birds at the farm had died from bird flu, while the rest had been destroyed. In a statement DEFRA said an "investigation is underway to understand the origin of the disease and confirm that there are no further cases." However, some poultry farmers had complained of birds being allowed to roam free, in contravention of DEFRA's quarantine rules.