Badger Cull Ends as UK Government Shifts to Science-Based TB Control Strategy Thursday, October 16, 2025 badger cull bovinetuberculosis vaccination farming biosecurity defra diva cattle diseasecontrol After more than a decade and over 230,000 badgers culled under England’s controversial policy to control bovine tuberculosis (bTB), the government has confirmed it will end the practice by 2025. This decision follows growing … Read More
Poultry Culled as New H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed in Somerset Monday, September 1, 2025 birdflu avianinfluenza h5n1 somerset poultry defra biosecurity outbreak culling surveillance A bird flu surveillance zone has been established in Somerset following the detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus near Evercreech, Frome. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs … Read More
Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts Poultry Culling in Somerset Wednesday, July 30, 2025 birdflu avianinfluenza h5n1 somerset poultry biosecurity outbreak culling surveillance defra A bird flu surveillance zone has been established across parts of Somerset and Devon after the UK government confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in the region. The Department for Environment, Food and … Read More