Second bird flu outbreak hits Scotland’s biggest egg producer

Second bird flu outbreak hits Scotland’s biggest egg producer

Birds at Glenrath Farms’ Millennium Farm site near West Linton tested positive for avian influenza over the weekend, triggering a cull of about 200,000 birds. The latest case is the fourth confirmed incident in the area since mid‑December, with tens of thousands of birds already culled across multiple sites between Peebles and Penicuik.​ Scotland’s chief veterinary officer confirmed the detection involved the H5N1 strain, describing it as the “d…