In particular the Scottish Executive has been working with other UK administrations to: Provide stakeholders with biosecurity guidance to minimise the risk of disease incursion, eg through contact with wild birds, and minimise the risk of disease spread;Undertake surveys into the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza in domestic poultry and migrating birds, andNegotiate the terms of the new EU Avian influenza Directive, ensuring it provides an up to date and proportionate base to respond to any outbreak of avian influenza.