Bird Flu: More animals culled due to suspicion of further cases at East Anglian farm at DEFRA enacts protection zones

More birds have been culled in East Anglia due to suspicions of further bird flu cases in East Anglia.

The Environment Agency posted on its website last night saying, after suspicion was raised of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza at another premises in the Watton area, the animals were ’pre-emptively culled’.

The agency added this was ‘based on the clinical signs observed.

On Friday, the Diss Express broke the news of the first cases being detected at a commercial premises in the area.

The NFU urged farmers and bird owners to be vigilant in the wake of the revelation.

A three kilometre temporary control zone has been put in place around the affected site, alongside a further 10 kilometre surveillance zone.

The new zones are very similar to the previously enforced areas from Friday.

Both of the three kilometre zones encompass the villages of Woodrising, Cranworth, Southburgh and High Common.

Combined, the surveillance zones stretch from Attleborough in the south to Dereham in the north.