Farmer John Woods says he is in a state of stock after 4,000 birds were culled at his Lancashire farm.
Thousands of turkeys have been culled at a farm in Lancashire as part of the government's fight against avian flu.John Woods, who owns the farm, said he was in a state shock, adding "I'm just walking round in a daze".must be kept indoors from Monday.
Mr Woods said: "We noticed we had lost a few birds on Friday morning in one of the buildings so we made a phone call to Department of Food and Rural Affairs who came out straight away. "We got the official notification of our outbreak on Saturday night but we knew we had it because of the way the birds were dying.Farmer Paul White described it as a "worrying time"
Paul White, who owns Paul's Turkeys in Pendle, said he was in a "race against time" ahead of Christmas. "It is a worrying time. From Monday we will have to keep them indoors so at least they will be safer," he said."It feels very much like the foot-and-mouth outbreak we had a few years ago. We could have everything wiped out.
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