The Department of Agriculture is urging Irish farmers to be vigilant and monitor their poultry for signs of bird flu.
It comes as Northern Irish authorities investigate a suspected case of the disease in a flock in County Fermanagh.
The Department urges all poultry owners including backyard flock owners to be vigilant of Avian Influenza (AI). All poultry owners should implement strict biosecurity measures and ensure that wild birds do not have access to feeding areas and feed storeshttps://t.co/R3SrTUv9O3
— Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (@agriculture_ie) January 8, 2020
The Department is asking all owners to implement strict biosecurity on their premises as we are currently in the high-risk period.
It says it is critically important to ensure that wild birds do not have access to feeding areas and feed stores at this time.
If farmers suspect any signs of the disease in their flocks, they are being asked to report it immediately to the Department of Agriculture.
