AN AVIAN influenza prevention zone for all poultry and captive birds will remain in force until the end of April, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has confirmed.
While the current prevention zone remains in place until February 28, the requirements of the zone will be amended after that point, meaning that keepers will have the option of letting their birds outside, provided that they put in place enhanced biosecurity to minimise the risk of infection from wild birds.
Measures in the renewed zone will continue to apply across Scotland, with no targeting of specific areas.