At least 30,000 Christmas turkeys to be culled at farm after bird flu outbreak - News Summed Up

At least 30,000 Christmas turkeys to be culled at farm after bird flu outbreak


The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a map pinpointing its location - with biosecurity measures in place in the surrounding 3km. A Defra spokesperson confirmed that 30,000 turkeys on the Norfolk farm were in the process of being humanly culled as a precaution. (Image: East Anglia News Service)Last month it was revealed that 10,500 turkeys were being culled after an outbreak at a fattening premises in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. A protection zone has been put in place around the Norfolk farm, imposing extra biosecurity measures and restricting the movement of poultry, eggs and meat within 3km. Health officials have also imposed a wider surveillance zone with lesser restrictions stretching out to 10km from the farm


Source: Daily Mirror December 06, 2020 09:51 UTC



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