British poultry farmers are urgently calling on the government to permit vaccination of their flocks as bird flu continues to spread across the country, with 25 farm outbreaks recorded since October.

Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultry Poultry farmers are appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against the "devastating" bird flu virus spreading across the UK.

While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but also wild birds, mammals and humans.

Bird flu, or Avian influenza, is a virus that is spread from infected cows, birds and other animals to people.

A case of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Norfolk. The highly pathogenic virus was detected at a premises near Loddon, the Department for Environment,

As the bird flu continues to spread in the U.S., Massachusetts farmers must protect their flocks. But due to the recent rise in the disease, growing and raising their own food on property is a tradition that may have to be put on hold.