Animal Disease & Avian Flu

The predicted impacts could include:

• Damage to local agricultural economy.
• Mass cull/disposal of animal carcasses.
• Loss of livelihoods for farmers and farm workers.
• Health risks to farm workers.

The consequences could include:

• Long term psychological health impacts experienced by farmers.
• Increased food costs to consumers.
• Knock-on effect on tourism and other service industries (e.g. catering).
• Unrecoverable damage to businesses.

What can you do?

• Register any livestock that you own with DEFRA.
• If an outbreak is declared follow any guidance from the government to protect your livestock and limit the spread.
• Vaccinate livestock where possible.