Health
Bird flu zone revoked at Cheshire farm as new rule comes in to keep captive birds indoors – Cheshire Live
Thirteen-thousand birds had to be culled at the farm in November
A temporary control zone at a Cheshire farm to stop the spread of bird flu has been revoked.
The 3km surveillance zone was declared in early November after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at a farm on Dunham on the Hill, near Helsby.
It meant that 13,000 chickens had to be culled at the premises due to Avian influenza – the strain known as H5N8.
A Government statement said: “Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone, the Surveillance Zone…
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