Family speaks of 'devastating' bird flu outbreak at farm
A family farm has spoken of the "devastating" news after bird flu was confirmed at their Wem site leading them to have to cull more than a million chickens.
Griffiths Family Farms, part of Oaklands Farm Eggs near Wem in Shropshire has found cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1.
A statement from Defra on Monday evening confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the disease at the site.
