Poultry and egg farmers have asked the U.K. government to issue a nationwide housing order for chickens after a recent bird flu outbreak.
Poultry farmers across the country are on edge as the highly pathogenic avian influenza is on the rise in the U.S., with more than 24 states impacted since the start of 2022.are calling for their government to issue a nationwide housing order for chickens and captive birds after a bird flu outbreak last month.
The response from chicken and egg producers comes as England deals with 27 outbreaks in September across three counties. Producers specializing in Christmas goose are being hit especially hard byChristine Middlemiss, the chief veterinary officer of the United Kingdom, said she expects bird flu cases to rise for the foreseeable future due to migration patterns of birds coming back to the country. Outbreaks have also occurred in Oxford, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Devon, according to The Guardian.
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