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Avian flu set to deal killer blow to turkey farmers at Christmas

Hard-hit producers who have lost tens of thousands of pounds after culling stock now fear they may not be able to continue

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Health chiefs carrying out emergency drills for if bird flu jumps to humans

The highly pathogenic Avian H5N1 outbreaks have caused 3.8 million birds to be culled in the UK this year - nearly a third of the population in the UK.

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Bird flu: Farmer forced out of poultry industry after losing 11,000 turkeys in worst-ever outbreak

Bird flu: Farmer forced out of poultry industry after losing 11,000 turkeys in worst-ever outbreak
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Avian flu outbreak is forcing farmers to keep birds inside to cull and freeze turkeys for Christmas

Widespread infection means Christmas shortages of turkey is a real possibility, so farmers are killing their birds early in order to prevent them catching the H5N1 virus and then freezing them.

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Christmas turkey crisis as 3 5MILLION birds are culled due to worst ever outbreak of avian flu

The UK could be facing a Christmas turkey crisis as 3.5million - nearly a third of the country s production - have been culled as a result of the worst ever outbreak of avian flu.

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