The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said they are not currently expecting overall egg supplies to be affected.

England and Scotland have been placed under mandatory prevention zones amid an alarming surge in cases of bird flu.

All bird keepers, from people with pet birds to farmers with huge flocks, are now required to follow strict hygiene measures imposed by the government - and in some counties, birds must be kept indoors.

Most of the UK has been placed under an avian influenza prevention zone after cases show no sign of stopping. The new zone to tackle a rising number of bird flu cases was declared in England and Scotland after the spread among poultry has escalated.

A bird flu prevention zone enforcing strict hygiene standards around domesticated birds has been declared for the whole of England. A rising number of cases and risk avian influenza poses to wild birds led to the decision,