Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England - Agriland.co.uk

Heightened Avian Influenza Risk Warning Issued - Hunt Saboteurs Association

Avian Influenza has been a significant problem in the UK since 2021 and it’s no coincidence that the latest outbreak comes as the shooting industry gears up for the pheasant and partridge shooting seasons. In August 2022 the HSA revealed shocking undercover footage of gamebirds being reared at Shelford Pheasantries in Newark on Trent. The appalling conditions at the farm failed to comply with DEFRA’s own Code of Practice for the Gamebirds Reared

Defra announces additional biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst heightened risk of Avian Influenza

Defra has announced increased biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst the heightened risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as ‘Bird Flu’. All of England is already in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) with mandatory biosecurity measures. Additional biosecurity measures were announced yesterday for gamebird rearers and gamebird shoot operators and will come in to force next Tuesday (26 August 2025). These …

Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England - Agriland.co.uk

Defra announced today (Wednesday August 20) that updates have been made to the mandatory biosecurity measures for bird flu.