A 32,000-hen free range egg unit on a Berwickshire farm looks set for approval, despite local concerns over avian flu risks and environmental impact.

A new nasal spray vaccine for H5N1 bird flu has shown promising early results, raising hopes it could one day be used to help ...

Volunteer workers say increasing case numbers and dozens of dead birds raise fears spread is wider than recorded ...

A highly pathogenic strain means outbreaks in the last four months have already surpassed last year's total.

With avian influenza cases already exceeding last season’s total, free-range egg producers are being urged to invest in ...

A new nasal spray vaccine could stop bird flu at the door — blocking infection, reducing spread, and helping head off the next pandemic.

Since it was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has jumped from wild birds ...

SHOPPERS across Scotland have been left scrambling to find eggs as supermarket shelves have been left empty due to a shortage. One of the biggest egg producers in the country has been hit by a ...

Supermarket shelves have been left empty following a shortage of eggs. Thousands of chickens are reported to have been culled ...

Biosecurity measures are in place to prevent further spread.

Better surveillance could improve the ability to detect outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) in cattle, according to an ...