Avian Influenza: Disease Control
Lords · Question HL3942 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the report of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in released pheasants in Worcestershire resulting in mass mortality, what estimate they have made of the number of pheasants and other birds killed;
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 16 Jan 2025
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carries out year-round surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dead wild birds, including wild gamebirds, in Great Britain and publishes results on GOV.UK. These can be explored through APHA’s...