The boss of chicken giant Ingham’s says a dangerous strain of bird flu starting to be found in wild birds will “obviously” make its way into poultry at some point.

The boss of chicken giant Ingham’s says a dangerous strain of bird flu starting to be found in wild birds will “obviously” make its way into poultry at some point.

Inghams has about 40pc of Australia’s chicken processing market. Its CEO Ed Alexander said that the risks to the industry from bird flu can’t be fully eliminated.