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Reuters
23-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Brazil state says it rules out bird flu in commercial flock
SAO PAULO, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's Santa Catarina state said it has ruled out an outbreak of bird flu in a commercial chicken farm while the federal government was keeping it on a list of suspected cases pending further tests. In a statement late on Thursday, the state cited laboratory test results for its conclusion but noted additional tests are required. Tocantins state this week ruled out highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease, citing preliminary test results, at a commercial farm there. Brazil is currently monitoring 12 potential outbreaks, most of them among wild birds and backyard flocks. Santa Catarina said the farm "remains under investigation to obtain a final diagnosis regarding the cause of death" of an unspecified number birds. The investigation will be completed in a week, Santa Catarina said. Brazil's first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm was confirmed one week ago and has triggered trade bans against the country, the world's top chicken exporter. After completing disinfection of a farm in Rio Grande do Sul state, where that outbreak took place, the government said the country will be declared free of the disease in 28 days provided no more cases are confirmed. Despite the release of test results by local authorities, the federal government has not removed the Santa Catarina or Tocantins chicken farms from a list of suspect bird flu cases under investigation, pending additional testing.
BBC News
10-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Rowton chicken farm plan hits hurdle over drainage query
A plan to spend £3.5m to develop a 180,000-bird chicken farm has run into site at Barnes Farm in Rowton, near Waters Upton north of Telford, has an anaerobic digester that could be used to turn nearly 2,000 tonnes of chicken manure into gas for the National S V Taylor & Partners, the farming company that runs the site, has been asked to explain how it would stop water getting into the River Tern from the & Wrekin Council's drainage experts said they needed proof of how dirty water would be dealt with in order to remove their objections. They have asked the company for updated documents that include a "drawing showing the full discharge route to the River Tern". The farming business covers 950 acres and is currently operated as a mixed dairy and arable proposal involves building four poultry houses and associated infrastructure such as feed bins and dirty water tanks. Each poultry house would accommodate 45,000 birds, with a total site capacity of 180, farm also has a 5MW anaerobic digester that supplies gas to the National Grid, and the proposal includes processing an estimated 1,984 tonnes of chicken manure through this agent Ian Pick, of the consultancy Harrison Pick, has submitted documents to the council stating that the farm business wants to further Pick said this decision "stemmed from the financial volatility of the dairy and arable sectors".The plan is open for public comments on the council's website. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
