According to Defra the UK has recently announced freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The nationwide announcement has since been revised and confirmed by the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Since October 2021 the UK has witnessed the largest outbreak of bird flu to date with more than 360 confirmed cases, with the last confirmed case on February 14, 2024.
This outcome leads on from freedom of bird flu in Northern Ireland during March 2023.
Kidle: The Scottish Farmer