Poultry boss Mark Gorton says bird flu is "not going away" and is a threat all year round.

In a landmark move for the UK poultry sector, a new field trial to test highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccines in ...

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Bird flu fears rising across the UK after a confirmed outbreak in England and a suspected case in Northern Ireland prompted the culling of tens of thousands.

A Norfolk poultry firm is hosting the "momentous" first UK trial of an avian influenza vaccine aimed at halting the devastating ...

Scientists comment on DEFRA announcing the start of an avian flu vaccine trial in turkeys. Prof Paul Wigley, Professor in Animal Microbial Ecosystems, University of Bristol, said: ...

UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said the trials "have the potential to be a really valuable additional tool in helping us protect birds from infection".

While there has been an unprecedented increase in the volume of avian influenza outbreaks in the UK and Europe over the last number of years, causing devastation to the poultry sector, one family-run ...

Defra has announced the start of a new 24-week vaccine trial in turkeys as it steps up the fight against avian influenza. The research, which gets under ...