NI's chief vet is 'calling on all flock keepers, including backyard or hobby flocks, to remain vigilant and to act today to reduce the risk to their flocks'
Northern Ireland's chief vet has issued a bird flu warning after the first fatal case on the island of Ireland since September 2023. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in the death of a buzzard in Co Galway.
Vet Brian Dooher said: "Avian influenza has the potential to have a devastating effect on the poultry industry and would significantly impact international trade. I am calling on all flock keepers, including backyard or hobby flocks, to remain vigilant and to act today to reduce the risk to their flocks."The recent detection of HPAI H5N1 in a wild buzzard in Galway demonstrates that the virus is present in wild birds on the island of Ireland.
DAERA say the risk of a notifiable avian influenza incursion into a poultry flock in Northern Ireland reduces to very low where biosecurity standards are high. Here are some measures flock keepers can take to protect their birds from contracting the virus:
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