What does the arrival of bird flu in Australia mean for poultry and will eggs be more expensive?

Biosecurity measures to contain bird flu could include strict hygiene and movement controls, separating chickens from wild birds, and ensuring feed or water was inaccessible to wildlife. Photograph: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images/Bloomberg Creative Photos

An outbreak of the highly virulent bird flu strain H5N1 in commercial poultry flocks could push egg prices over $10 a carton, business groups have warned.

So far, there is no evidence that H5N1 bird flu has spread to poultry in Australia, after the first confirmed cases in wild birds across three states.