Poultry flock to be culled after bird flu outbreak

Defra said the outbreak was found in a commercial flock (generic image)

More than 10,000 birds are to be culled after bird flu was found at a poultry farm in Cheshire.

The outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian flu was found in commercial poultry at a site near Wybunbury, the government said.

A statement from Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency confirmed the disease had affected a commercial flock of more than 10,000 birds.

The statement said a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone had been put in place around the site, adding: "All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled."