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Vaccinating the UK's poultry is not currently needed as a precautionary measure against bird flu, many leading animal health experts say.

Only if an outbreak occurs and other preventative strategies fail should the government consider the option, they told the BBC News website.

Current bird flu vaccines do not offer complete protection from infection and could, in some circumstances, "hide" the virus in affected flocks, they believe.

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