The UK is facing a Christmas turkey shortage as a 'super strain' of bird flu sweeps through farms, with retailers warning of empty shelves in butchers and supermarkets Some Christmas Dinners may be missing a turkey, it is feared (stock) (Image: SolStock via Getty Images)

A devastating "super strain" of bird flu is rampaging across British farms and threatens to rob families of their Christmas turkey this year.

Shop bosses are panicking that the explosion in avian flu cases could obliterate stocks, sparking concerns of bare shelves at butchers and supermarkets up and down the country .

The alarm bells are ringing after more than 30 outbreaks of the deadly virus have struck UK farms since October began.

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