Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 2078

Dairy Products: Avian Influenza

Tabled: 29 July 2024

Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential future impact of the H5N1 virus on dairy projects.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Through our bulk milk testing, wider surveillance and monitoring of past infections in cattle, we are confident the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus strain B3.13 that has been responsible for incidents of influenza of avian origin in cattle ...

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