Christmas dinner is at risk as half of free range turkeys have been hit by bird flu, it has been warned.
Poultry farmers said a "big, big shortage" will mean many families will miss out as whole flocks have been wiped out in the worst ever outbreak.
Industry bosses revealed that 600,000 of the around 1.2million free range birds due to be sold this Christmas have already died or been culled because of the disease.
