# AFBI Scientists Safeguard Local Poultry Industry | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

> AFBI scientists in Northern Ireland describe the H5N8 threat to the local poultry industry, citing wild bird findings in the UK and nine outbreaks in captive birds as of February 2017. Four of those outbreaks involved flocks of more than 10,000 birds. EU rules require culling and control zones when H5N8 is found in domestic flocks.

- Date: 2017-02-22 · published 2017-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72383-afbi-scientists-safeguard-local-poultry-industry-agri-food-and-biosciences
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling requirements on commercial and backyard flocks would reduce UK poultry output and local feed demand if infections spread. The story reflects a risk assessment rather than a new supply loss.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- afbini.gov.uk: https://www.afbini.gov.uk/news/afbi-scientists-safeguard-local-poultry-industry

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