Richard Botterill says he is still feeling the impact after he had to cull thousands of birds.
About 16,000 birds were culled at the Leicestershire farm after a vet confirmed they had avian influenzaA poultry farmer says he is still feeling the "devastating" impact of the bird flu outbreak last year.after they contracted avian flu in October.
Since November, free-range poultry had been subject to a national housing order to try to curb the spread of the virus.The family is well-known in the area for leading geese around the village to a paddock where they graze."To know you've got to lose those birds because they've got a problem, it's devastating," he said.
"As a business, to lose one Christmas production is bad, customers have been brilliant, but to lose them for two years, that would be a major blow and potentially it could mean we could lose them forever," Mr Botterill said.
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