Pheasants with Newcastle disease came from France
UK - The Poultry industry has raised concerns over the time Defra vets are taking to cull 9000 imported pheasants on a farm in Surrey, following the discovery of the highly contagious Newcastle Disease.Working with Defra, French authorities have traced the infection to a large game bird farm in the Loire Atlantique area and the French have imposed a voluntary ban on all pheasant exports to the UK.
This consignment was the only one from the French farm to the UK since June 1.
Source: FWi
20 July 2005
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