No poultry or egg classes at this year’s Balmoral Show
There will be no poultry and egg classes at this year’s Balmoral Show, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society has announced.
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Expressing disappointment at the decision, a statement from the RUAS said it has been taken due to the continued ban on poultry gatherings.
DAERA has confirmed that the risk of incursion of HPAI H5 in wild birds in GB is still very high and a date to lift the ban in Northern Ireland has yet to be agreed.
Show organisers hope to be permitted to host a small display of birds from the same flock during the four days of the Show, they added.