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Ep 36 | Slate Hall poultry vet Daniel Parker: Newcastle disease in Europe – what UK poultry producers need to know

Podcast: The Poultry Network Podcast · Jake Davies

Opublikowano: 2026-03-20

In this Poultry Network episode, Tom Woolman and Tom Willings speak to poultry vet Daniel Parker about the renewed threat from Newcastle disease and what UK producers should be doing now. The discussion sets the issue in context: DEFRA has raised the risk level to medium, outbreaks in Europe have moved west, and nearly 2 million birds have reportedly been lost over the last 18 months. Mr Parker explains that a new genotype is circulating in Europe, with cases highlighted in Poland, Germany, Spain and Belgium, making this a preparedness issue for the UK poultry sector rather...