UK birds to enter 'flockdown' in response to bird flu threat

UK-wide housing measures will be introduced to protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza, the Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have agreed.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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UK birds to enter 'flockdown' in response to bird flu threat

UK-wide housing measures will be introduced to protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza, the Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have agreed...

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