# Poultry farmers and bird keepers urged to prepare for winter Avian Flu threat | Institute of Food Science and Technology

> UK Chief Veterinary Officers urged poultry keepers to strengthen biosecurity ahead of winter avian flu risk. H5N6 has been found in wild birds in northern Europe and caused poultry outbreaks there, while H5N8 continues circulating in Eastern Europe.

- Date: 2018-11-28 · published 2018-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61929-poultry-farmers-and-bird-keepers-urged-to-prepare-for-winter-avian-flu-threat
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Advisory guidance with no new UK outbreaks has little direct effect on feed or poultry prices, though ongoing European outbreaks keep a modest risk premium on poultry supply.

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| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [Bird Flu Sweeping Across Europe - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16325-bird-flu-sweeping-across-europe-the-food-institute.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2025-02-26 | [Avian Flu: How Scientists and Farmers are Working to Adapt \| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16027-avian-flu-how-scientists-and-farmers-are-working-to-adapt-college-of.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- ifst.org: https://www.ifst.org/news/poultry-farmers-and-bird-keepers-urged-prepare-winter-avian-flu-threat

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