Inghams Group, Australia’s largest poultry producer, announces a complete lockdown of its Western Australia operations after highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is detected in wild birds in the state. Bloomberg reports the company’s shares fall as much as 14% in early Monday trading following the announcement. The West Australian and PerthNow say the lockdown follows confirmation of the virus in wild birds near Esperance, prompting Inghams to expand biosecurity measures across its WA farms. The Guardian adds that a brown skua has been confirmed with H5N1 and that additional testing is under way for a petrel, while noting there are no reported commercial detections of the virus at the time of the announcement. Daily Mail similarly reports the H5N1 variant is confirmed in a sick brown skua found on a remote beach near Esperance. Across outlets, the company’s response centers on preventing potential spread from the wild bird cases into commercial poultry operations, with the lockdown described as comprehensive for Western Australia.
Inghams locks down Western Australia poultry operations after H5N1 detected in wild birds
Inghams Group, Australia’s largest poultry producer, announces a complete lockdown of its Western Australia operations after highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is detected in wild birds in the sta...
- Inghams announces a complete lockdown of its Western Australia poultry operations following detection of H5N1 in wild birds.
- H5N1 is confirmed in a brown skua found near Esperance, Western Australia.
- Other wild bird testing is reported, including for a petrel, but commercial poultry detections are not reported in the accounts.
- Inghams expands biosecurity measures as part of the lockdown response.
- Inghams shares fall sharply in early trading after the lockdown announcement.
Australia’s largest poultry producer has ramped up biosecurity measures after a deadly strain of bird flu was detected Down Under for the first time.
2 months agoAustralia’s largest poultry producer has ramped up biosecurity measures after a deadly strain of bird flu was detected Down Under for the first time.
2 months agoThe H5N1 variant of the virus was confirmed in a sick brown skua found on a remote beach near Esperance in Western Australia, about 700km south-east of Perth.
2 months agoPoultry producer Inghams announces move after brown skua confirmed to have virus and petrel being tested, in first cases seen on Australia’s mainlandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPoultry farms in Western Australia have gone into lockdown after confirmation the deadly H5N1 bird flu has arrived on the country’s mainland.On Monday, the Inghams Group – Australia’s largest poultry producer – announced a “complete lockdown” in WA, despite no commercial detections of H5N1. Continue reading...
2 months agoOne of the nation’s major poultry producers, Inghams, has locked down its WA operations after H5N1 avian influenza was detected in two wild birds in Esperance.
2 months agoShares in Australia-listed chicken producer Inghams Group Ltd. dropped as much as 14% in early Monday trading after the company said it had locked down its Western Australia operations following the detection of the H5N1 avian influenza in the state.
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