Just to confirm, DEFRA has announced that it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. It also said that testing found th evirus to be closely related to that found in outbreaks in Germany and the Czech Republic this summer.
To me, this suggests wild birds are to blame which is bad news for the industry.
For more, visit http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2007/11/13/108282/defra-confirms-highly-pathogenic-h5n1-flu-virus-in-turkey-flock.html