Tasmanian Poultry Producers Prepare for Bird Flu

The topic is Avian Influenza

The report was made on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, at 3:02 pm

Pure Foods Eggs in Tasmania has increased its biosecurity measures due to the H1N1 strain of bird flu

In short, this is about bird flu

Tasmanian poultry producers are increasing biosecurity measures to prepare for a deadly strain of bird flu

The H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza has killed millions of chickens and ducks worldwide

What happens next is important

Biosecurity Tasmania says it is prepared, but euthanasia is possible if there is an outbreak

Tasmanian poultry producers are preparing for the worst-case scenario of mass euthanasia

The deadly virus was found in Australia for the first time in a sick seabird in Western Australia

Since 2021, bird flu has killed millions of birds worldwide

Pure Foods Eggs has increased its biosecurity measures, but they may not be enough

The company's CEO says that free-range farming makes it hard to stop interactions between their birds and wild birds

Pure Food Eggs produces about 80,000 dozen eggs each week

The state's largest egg producer has around 220,000 birds and produces 80,000 dozen eggs each week

If the virus comes to Tasmania, it could mean the total depopulation of birds, which would affect staff and jobs

Farmers are preparing for the worst but hoping for the best

Mt Roland Free Range Eggs is not panicking about the bird flu

The owner of Mt Roland Free Range Eggs says that if needed, he can lock up his chickens to avoid bird flu

If bird flu comes to Tasmania, the owner can temporarily lock up his birds in barns

The owner says that everything is already inside, so he can just close the birds up until the threat passes

But another farmer, Duncan Holt, does not have this option because his chickens lay eggs in mobile caravans

If his birds get sick, it would mean shutting down his business

The farmer assumes that if one bird is infected, all of them are infected

The farmer has increased biosecurity measures, such as washing boots and restricting farm access

More information about bird flu is available

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A poultry farm has locked down due to bird flu

Nichols Poultry has gone into lockdown, restricting site access for the foreseeable future

The CEO of Nichols Poultry has lost birds to bird flu before

The CEO says that the industry has come a long way since the previous outbreak

The CEO thinks that they are doing everything to protect the supply of chicken meat in Tasmania

The CEO believes that vaccination is the only way to overcome the bird flu

The chief veterinary officer says that vaccines cannot be used due to trade agreements

The chief veterinary officer says that while there is a vaccine available, it cannot be used in commercial poultry

The chief veterinary officer says that the vaccine can be used in some threatened species under permit

The chief veterinary officer is alert but not alarmed and urges people to report sick or dead birds

Mass euthanasia is possible

The Tasmanian government has stressed that it is prepared for bird flu

The Primary Industries Minister says that they cannot be complacent and must prepare for the worst

The minister says that they have got everything under control

Biosecurity Tasmania is contemplating how to humanely euthanize mass numbers of birds

Biosecurity Tasmania has put together policies and standard operating procedures to prepare for bird flu

The general manager of Biosecurity Tasmania advises the poultry industry to keep birds away from wild populations

The general manager says that if the virus hits farms, culling is definitely possible

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