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IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam made the call following the extended power outage in the wake of storm Éowyn.
The human case was discovered during routine testing of individuals in close contact with infected birds.
The move follows growing numbers of cases in wild birds, which increases the risk to commercial flocks.
The announcement was made on Thursday to further enhance the state’s preparedness after a case of the virus was confirmed in cattle on farms in southern California.
The European Commission’s outlook for the coming 10 years points towards more poultry, but less pigmeat, being produced on EU farms.
Teagasc poultry specialist Rebecca Tierney takes a look at Avian Influenza and the threat that it poses to the Irish poultry industry.
The action is the culmination of a long dispute between the duck owner Seán Kent and the Department of Agriculture.
The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) was announced by US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The Department of Agriculture has introduced new regulations on the back of a case of bird flu being identified in a buzzard in Galway.
