Norfolk AI and movement restrictions
- From: " Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:39:12 +0100
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from the EDR site Bird flu - new restrictions at farms 30 April 2006 13:18
Trading standards officials this afternoon issued fresh advice and guidance
to anybody travelling in and around parts of Norfolk hit by bird flu over
the bank holiday following the latest outbreak of the disease at two farms.
Fresh restrictions to contain the spread of bird flu are now in operation in
a 1km area around the sites at Etling Green and North Tuddenham - at Mowles
Manor Farm and Pound Farm, Norwich Road run by Geoffrey Dann and his son
Simon.
Signs and posters are also being put up highlighting where measures are in
place.
But officials insisted it was business as usual for Norfolk
David Collinson Trading Standards officials at Norfolk County Council said:
"I want to reassure people who might see the signs that the restrictions
only apply to the movement of poultry, captive birds and domestic mammals,
but not pets.
"Every single road and footpath is open and this is nothing to do with the
eggs or birds bought from any shop in or outside the zones.
"It does mean that vehicles passing through the restricted zone carrying
poultry, captive birds or should not stop within the zone."
The orders advise all bird keepers within a declared zone to maintain high
standards of biosecurity, and any movements of poultry and other captive
birds within the zone must be licensed by a veterinary inspector. The county
council is providing information to people within the zones - including more
than two dozen poultry keepers.
Becky Hellard, chief executive of Breckland District Council said: "It's
business as usual and we are pleased that people are making the most of
their Bank Holiday weekend.
A restriction zone is about the movement of poultry, captive birds and
domestic mammals in a very small area and we continue to support Defra, who
are leading on this."
Nigel Joice, from Norfolk NFU said local emergency planning arrangements
were working well.
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