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NFU POULTRY RESEARCH CONFERENCE: Update on avian influenza vaccination

Poultry farmers and industry experts attended this years NFU poultry research seminar to discuss the latest news in the poultry industry. Ellie Layton reports.

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NFU POULTRY RESEARCH CONFERENCE: Update on avian influenza vaccination

The debate over whether UK flocks should be vaccinated against avian influenza still goes on across the industry said Gordon Hickman, head of exotic disease control at Defra. Speaking on behalf of the...

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