Bird flu: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
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Bird flu: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question

The question over whether vaccination of poultry in the UK should now be rolled out was discussed at the NFU Cymru Poultry Conference. Richard Irvine said there were a number of factors which needed...

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