32,000 birds to be culled after latest suspected case of avian flu

There have been a number of suspected cases of avian flu. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA

More than 30,000 birds are to be culled after the latest suspected case of bird flu in Northern Ireland.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said it was investigating a third suspected case of notifiable avian influenza at a commercial poultry premises, near Cookstown, Co Tyrone, which was reported on Sunday.