Tag: bird flu

Bird flu is back with high numbers of dead birds on Scotlands coast

Animal News

Georgia Abbott - July 12, 2023

SCOTLAND'S Avian Flu Task Force is on high alert following an increase in reports of dead seabirds around our coasts. In recent weeks the situation...

NatureScot announces new task force in response to avian flu crisis

Animal News

Ryan Nixon - July 14, 2022

NATURESCOT has announced the creation of a new task force in response to the avian flu crisis sweeping bird populations in Scotland. The Scots nature...

Grim scenes as chicken cull gets underway

Business

Deadline News Journalist - January 14, 2016

THOUSANDS of live chickens were placed in cages, gassed, and dumped in container lorries yesterday as a cull of 40,000 birds started at the...

“Culling equipment” arrives at chicken farm hit by avian flu

Community

Deadline News Journalist - January 12, 2016

EQUIPMENT believed to be used for the gassing of 40,000 chickens was seen arriving today at the Fife farm hit by an outbreak of...

Virus discovery helps scientists predict emerging diseases

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 22, 2011

EXPERTS have discovered how diseases can mutate between species. Scientists at Edinburgh University found that viruses are better able to infect species that are closely related...