A second case of bird flu has been identified in county Galway.
The discovery was made yesterday after a wigeon was found to be carrying a strain of avian influenza.
Farmers are being advised to keep their poultry flocks confined - although no outbreaks have been found in Irish poultry so far.
Amy Nora Fitzgibbon from the Irish Farmers Journal says farmers are aware of the precautions they need to take:
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