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A general licence has been issued to allow the movement and spreading of used poultry litter, manure, and slurry in…

UK · 2026-10-03

Key takeaway

DEFRA issues a general licence allowing movement and spreading of used poultry litter, manure, and slurry in bird flu zones.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerDEFRA issues a general licence permitting movement and spreading of used poultry litter, manure, and slurry in bird flu protection/surveillance zones
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onEased disposal constraints reduce operational disruption and cost for poultry and livestock farms in affected UK regions
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs in the poultry/livestock supply chain can normalise production and input flows, stabilising downstream costs and supply continuity

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: gov.uk

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