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Concern over impact of all-Wales NVZ on poultry sector 19 April 2021 | The new rules are set to have major implications for free range producers The poultry industry has reacted with alarm following the announcement of the new ‘hard line’ measures which have been designed to reduce pollution. In January the Welsh government announced that it will introduce a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) designation across the whole of Wales. It claimed that agricultural pollution incidents ‘remain very high’ and that these had led to the pollution of waterways and the contamination of drinking water...

Canadian Airport Council calls for more government support Primary tabs 10th March 2021 The introduction of new travel restrictions and quarantine measures has left the aviation sector struggling to stay afloat Canada’s airports are calling upon the federal and provincial governments to work with the aviation industry to aid its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling the sector to continue to support travel, tourism and trade beyond the crisis. The Canadian Airport Council says a plan must be set out to restart travel once restrictions are lifted, ensuring that the country comes out...

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Chickens to be culled after avian flu case in Redcar >More in © Tim Scrivener A poultry flock is to be culled at a small farm in North Yorkshire after avian influenza was confirmed in a batch of laying chickens.  The Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) confirmed the presence of the H5N8 subtype on Saturday (6 February) at the commercial premises near Redcar. All the poultry will be humanely culled on the site. A 3km and 10km temporary control zone has been imposed around the site. The outbreak comes days after the same strain of av...

That's the stark warning from the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA). The organisation warns that action is needed from all poultry keepers in order to avoid a disaster. There have been nearly 300 cases of avian influenza in wild birds - but, so far, strict biosecurity has limited cases at commercial premises to just 21. Bird flu has been confirmed in wild birds in Cornwall, Dorset and Devon. The organisation has had many reports of small flocks and back-garden poultry keepers not following their legal obligation under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) to...