Listen back: Co. Cavan farmer on biosecurity. A Co. Cavan farmer has outlined the biosecurity risks associated with bird flu.
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a turkey flock in Co. Cavan by the Department of Agriculture yesterday.
Moreover, restriction and surveillance zones are in place around the site in Cavan.
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It's the fifth outbreak of the disease in less than a month on a commercial poultry farm in the Republic of Ireland, while there have also been multiple cases confirmed in Northern Ireland.
Breifne O'Brien is a suckler farmer in Co. Cavan, and Agriland's Technical Beef Specialist.
He explained in detail the repercussions of bird flu to Maitiú Monaghan.
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