Overview
- Ireland’s compulsory housing order will apply to all poultry and captive birds from Monday, November 10, following heightened avian influenza risk in wild birds.
- The Department of Agriculture confirmed HPAI H5N1 at a commercial turkey flock in County Carlow, establishing 3km protection and 10km surveillance zones around the site with a flock of about 500 slated for culling.
- England’s nationwide housing order for poultry and kept birds takes effect on Thursday, November 6, alongside strict biosecurity requirements for keepers of all sizes.
- UK officials report 19 cases in England this season, with a large Norfolk farm near Wells to cull all birds and additional restrictions reported in East Sussex.
- Fota Wildlife Park remains closed until at least the end of November after 12 confirmed cases and the euthanasia of 73 birds, with the park citing about €120,000 in weekly operating costs during closure.