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Poultry farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccination plan

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Poultry farmers appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against bird flu.

Vaccinating poultry against avian influenza is currently not allowed in the UK .

Government says strong biosecurity measures and culling are the most effective ways of fighting it.

There have been 25 farm outbreaks of bird flu since the annual winter recording season began.

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90

Informative language

90

Neutral language

75

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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