# Bird flu hits Scottish Borders farm as 10km restriction zone imposed

> The Scottish Government confirmed H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza on a poultry farm near Biggar in the Scottish Borders on 2 November 2026. A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone were set up, restricting poultry, egg, and carcass movements, manure and slurry spreading, and game bird releases. Dairy, sheep and goat movements now need individual APHA licences.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T09:13:57.426Z
- Category: disease · region Scotland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77447-bird-flu-hits-scottish-borders-farm-as-10km-restriction-zone-imposed
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single farm outbreak in Britain is a small, localised supply hit to poultry, but repeated outbreaks raise biosecurity-driven culling risk and modestly support chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farminguk.com: https://www.farminguk.com/news/bird-flu-hits-scottish-borders-farm-as-10km-restriction-zone-imposed_69404.html

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