100,000 birds in NI to be culled due to avian flu outbreak
A mass cull of more than 100,000 birds is to take place following an outbreak of avian flu in Northern Ireland.
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found in a poultry flock in Clough, Co Down.
Approximately 80,000 birds will be culled at the location, the department said.
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