Avian influenza: 27,000 ducks to be culled on NI farm

Avian influenza: 27,000 ducks to be culled on NI farm

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Around 27,000 ducks are to be culled on a Northern Ireland farm after a suspected outbreak of notifiable Avian influenza on a farm in Co Tyrone.

Disease control measures were initiated by the region's chief veterinary officer Dr Robert Huey, who said he was "extremely concerned" following preliminary results provided by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).

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