HOLTON Up to £600,000 compensation could be paid to Bernard Matthews for turkeys slaughtered as a result of the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at a farm in Suffolk.
If compensation is awarded, the 152,000 male turkeys aged between 51 and 65 days would be valued at between £3.31 and £4.42 each.
Officials have removed a 3km (2 mile) protection zone around the farm and poultry owners will face the same restrictions as those living in the wider 10km surveillance zone.
Fred Landeg, the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, said: “This is a positive step that has resulted from our work to stamp out the disease. However, we cannot afford to be complacent. We must remain vigilant and I must stress again how important it is