bird flu Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/bird-flu/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:49:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png bird flu Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/bird-flu/ 32 32 Bird flu protection measures lifted in NI https://nivettoday.com/bird-flu-protection-measures-lifted-in-ni/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:49:56 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6725 Northern Ireland’s Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and ban on poultry gatherings have been lifted from the start of June. The measures were put in place

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]]> Farmers and vets facing cull trauma, MPs told https://nivettoday.com/farmers-and-vets-facing-cull-trauma-mps-told/ Thu, 18 May 2023 08:58:43 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6696 Mass culls to control animal diseases like bird flu are leaving farmers and vets facing mental health trauma with little support, a parliamentary report has

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]]> More NI bird flu restrictions as stores limit egg sales https://nivettoday.com/more-ni-bird-flu-restrictions-as-stores-limit-egg-sales/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:37:15 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6540 Disease control restrictions have been put in place in part of County Fermanagh after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in County

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]]> Avian flu outbreak sparks fears over disease in NI https://nivettoday.com/avian-flu-outbreak-sparks-fears-over-disease-in-ni/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:56:41 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6424 All poultry in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex must be kept indoors from Wednesday, as part of a ramping-up of measures to prevent avian

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]]> £1.5m research project to tackle bird flu outbreaks launched https://nivettoday.com/1-5m-research-project-to-tackle-bird-flu-outbreaks-launched/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:24:33 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6118 Scientists have joined forces in a bid to identify new ways to fight bird flu. A consortium from eight leading laboratories has been given £1.5m

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]]> Avian Influenza Prevention Zone to be lifted from June 1 https://nivettoday.com/avian-influenza-prevention-zone-to-be-lifted-from-june-1/ Wed, 25 May 2022 14:55:15 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6024 The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in force across Northern Ireland is to be lifted on June 1. Measures, imposing a range of compulsory biosecurity measures

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]]> Queen’s No1 research ranking hailed as vet school decision looms https://nivettoday.com/queens-no1-research-ranking-hailed-as-vet-school-decision-looms/ Mon, 16 May 2022 15:11:31 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5983 Queen’s has been ranked first in the UK for its research in Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science, with Biomedical Sciences taking fourth spot in the

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]]> Bird flu housing order to be lifted https://nivettoday.com/bird-flu-housing-order-to-be-lifted/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:42:44 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5921 A bird flu prevention order to keep poultry indoors in Northern Ireland is to be lifted on May 2. Poultry and other captive birds will

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]]> Warning after bird flu found in backyard flock https://nivettoday.com/warning-after-bird-flu-found-in-backyard-flock/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:35:24 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5654 The discovery of  bird flu in a backyard flock in Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh has been described as a “timely reminder” by Chief Vet Robert

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]]> Poots warns bird flu threat hasn’t gone away https://nivettoday.com/poots-warns-bird-flu-threat-hasnt-gone-away/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:46:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5590 Edwin Poots has warned that the threat of a further bird flu outbreak here is still high despite the fact all Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones

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