The most recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI), starting in October 2021, broke records for the greatest number of cases seen - not only in the UK, but most of Europe. Sporadic cases of the disease are still emerging now, despite poultry flocks ranging again. While the mandatory avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ)was recently lifted, the ever-present threat makes maximising biosecurity on poultry farms no less critical "Another outbreak of this scale is likely to happen again," warns vet Kenny Nutting, direc-tor at St David's Poultry Team. "We are all generally of the opinion that because we are seeing positive farms in summer,it could potentially be worse this coming autumn, winter and spring."
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