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| Bird flu suspected on second farm | Bird flu suspected on second farm |
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| A cull of poultry suspected of having bird flu is under way at a second Suffolk farm. | A cull of poultry suspected of having bird flu is under way at a second Suffolk farm. |
| Defra says 5,500 turkeys at Grove Farm in Botesdale are being "slaughtered on suspicion" of having the disease. | Defra says 5,500 turkeys at Grove Farm in Botesdale are being "slaughtered on suspicion" of having the disease. |
| The farm is inside the 3km protection zone around Redgrave Park Farm where suspected bird flu was confirmed as the H5N1 strain on Tuesday. | The farm is inside the 3km protection zone around Redgrave Park Farm where suspected bird flu was confirmed as the H5N1 strain on Tuesday. |
| A slaughter of poultry there is being completed. Precautionary culls are also under way at three additional farms. | A slaughter of poultry there is being completed. Precautionary culls are also under way at three additional farms. |
| They are Stone House Farm in West Harling and Bridge Farm in Pulham, both in Norfolk, plus Hill Meadow in Knettishall, Suffolk. | They are Stone House Farm in West Harling and Bridge Farm in Pulham, both in Norfolk, plus Hill Meadow in Knettishall, Suffolk. |
| All three are outside the 10km (six-mile) surveillance zone around Redgrave Park Farm but lie within the wider restricted zone, covering much of Suffolk and Norfolk. | All three are outside the 10km (six-mile) surveillance zone around Redgrave Park Farm but lie within the wider restricted zone, covering much of Suffolk and Norfolk. |
| Defra ordered the culling of a total of 22,000 free-range turkeys at these three farms after it was decided there was a danger they had been exposed to the virus by the movement of people. | Defra ordered the culling of a total of 22,000 free-range turkeys at these three farms after it was decided there was a danger they had been exposed to the virus by the movement of people. |
| Same staff | Same staff |
| With 6,500 turkeys, ducks and geese being culled at the free-range rearing unit at Redgrave Park Farm, which is near Diss, the total of birds being slaughtered is approaching 30,000. | With 6,500 turkeys, ducks and geese being culled at the free-range rearing unit at Redgrave Park Farm, which is near Diss, the total of birds being slaughtered is approaching 30,000. |
| The farm prepared birds for the Christmas marketGeoffrey Buchanan is operations director of Gressingham Foods' subsidiary, Redgrave Poultry, which operates all the sites affected. | |
| He said: "There is a direct link between Redgrave Park Farm and these four other farms as they share the same farming staff. | He said: "There is a direct link between Redgrave Park Farm and these four other farms as they share the same farming staff. |
| "Each farm is too small for a dedicated staff, so a small team of people runs this cluster of farms." | "Each farm is too small for a dedicated staff, so a small team of people runs this cluster of farms." |
| Animal health officials are carrying out tests on the flock at Grove Farm, as well as the three precautionary culls, to establish if the highly pathogenic virus has spread. | Animal health officials are carrying out tests on the flock at Grove Farm, as well as the three precautionary culls, to establish if the highly pathogenic virus has spread. |
| The cull at Grove Farm became one of "slaughter on suspicion" after animal health officials turning up to kill the birds found a number of them already dead. | The cull at Grove Farm became one of "slaughter on suspicion" after animal health officials turning up to kill the birds found a number of them already dead. |
| Mr Buchanan said the loss of a small proportion of birds was a normal part of the production process. | Mr Buchanan said the loss of a small proportion of birds was a normal part of the production process. |
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Are you in this area? Are you a farmer who is concerned about the latest outbreak? Has your poultry been affected by bird flu? Send us your reactions. | Are you in this area? Are you a farmer who is concerned about the latest outbreak? Has your poultry been affected by bird flu? Send us your reactions. |