Nigel Sweetnam of the Irish Farmers Association has urged flock owners to 'work to guarantee the tightest controls are in place'. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images
There needs to be a “laser-like focus on biosecurity” following confirmation of a second bird flu outbreak, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said.
The statement comes after another outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu was confirmed on Wednesday at a commercial turkey flock in Co Meath. On Tuesday, local emergency restriction measures were imposed around a turkey flock in Co Carlow.
IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam urged flock owner
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