Avian Influenza
Commons · Question 12808 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department made of the number of cases of avian influenza within the game bird population.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Nov 2024
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) assesses the impact gamebird releases have on the likelihood of transmission of avian influenza to wild birds, and between wild birds and kept birds. These risk assessments are available as part of the APHA’s ‘Ani...