Egg Farmer Ramps Up Biosecurity as Deadly Bird Flu Strain Looms | 10 News+

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Egg farmer Brad McAuliffe is going to extreme lengths to keep bird flu off his property, from full-body showers to strict vehicle bans, after a previous outbreak wiped out more than 600,000 of his birds. With a more dangerous H5N1 strain now spreading through wildlife across Australia, experts warn it's not a matter of if but when it reaches poultry farms, leaving producers racing to strengthen their defences. Join the conversation and follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/10NewsPlus/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@10newsplus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/10newsplus/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/tennewsplus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tWZ6sIJTQ2WHgYdjgaAA7?si=cb30d7fd3d3541fa 10 News+ airs at 6pm on Monday to Friday and at 6:30pm on Sunday on Network 10. Missed the bulletin? Catch up at https://10.com.au/news/ or https://youtube.com/live/agX_bfsAb2o?feature=share 10 News+ is based in Australia and is a division of Paramount.

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