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A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists have warned in a new report. EU-US trade of “raw milk” products and wild ...
Great Britain is the only country in the region to have recorded new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ...
Activists are stealthily releasing beavers into the UK wild, clashing with farmers and the law over risks, rules, and rural impact.
Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.
The UK is investing £1bn in a national biosecurity centre to protect food, livestock and public health from animal-borne disease threats.
The issue of animal health sits at the epicentre of all the opportunities and challenges interacting with every livestock ...
New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...
A 3km (1.9 miles) protection zone and 10km (6.2 miles) surveillance zone were in place around each of the infected premises, ...
With Bluetongue Virus and Avian Influenza here in the UK, and Foot and Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever present in ...
Britain is bolstering its defences against animal disease outbreaks with a record-breaking £1 billion investment in a cutting ...
Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds, according to the most recent tally ...
The dead birds were discovered at Ballard Lake in New Milton DEFRA staff removed the carcasses from the site for testing on Monday 9th June. Mr Jeffries added no further bird deaths had been reported ...