Jimmy Doherty's visitor attraction shuts due to suspected avian flu among its exotic birds.
The farm run by Jimmy Doherty includes livestock as well as wildlife such as zebra, capybara and wallabies
A visitor farm and zoo run by Jamie Oliver's friend and TV co-host Jimmy Doherty has been forced to close due to a suspected case of bird flu. Jimmy's Farm at Wherstead, near Ipswich in Suffolk, said on its website that there was a suspected case among its exotic birds. It said the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Animal and Plant Health Agency were investigating.In a statement the farm and wildlife park announced it would be shut on Tuesday while "our team implement necessary biosecurity and control measures".The closure comes amid months of turmoil for farmers across Britain who have been forced to cull or keep poultry inside due to outbreaks of avian flu.
In the last year, 161 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were detected in poultry and captive birds, leading to the culling of 3.2 million birds in the UK.
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