National Housing Order For Poultry Confirmed

The Department of Agriculture say it comes into effect on Monday.

The Department of Agriculture has announced a national housing order for poultry to protect against bird flu.

It will come into effect next Monday.

Over 40 cases of H5N1 have been reported so far this year, the latest affecting a commercial turkey flock in Carlow.

IFA Poultry Chair Nigel Sweetnam is warning of anecdotal evidence that the disease is reaching far and wide in Ireland ahead of Christmas.

He says farmers need all the help they can get:

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