The risk of bird flu is rising. If you keep birds, please ensure you tighten your biosecurity measures. This is especially important if you are involved in farming running a shoot or and game bird rearing.

Changes which affect gamebird operators have been made to the England Avian Influenza Prevention Zone which means you must comply with new biosecurity measures. Find out what actions you need to take to keep your birds safe in the latest press release.

These measures reflect the specific disease risks associated with the game bird and shooting sector at this time of year and are intended to protect both wild and captive bird populations.

Please check the disease control zones on our avian influenza interactive map to see what restrictions are currently in place and the biosecurity guidance available on GOV.​UK.

Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. More information is available on GOV.UK.

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