A chicken farm in Nebraska will destroy 570,000 broilers because a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, better known as bird flu, was discovered in the flock.
“Having a second farm in Nebraska confirmed to have HPAI is unfortunate, but not completely unexpected,” NDA Director Steve Wellman said in the release. “NDA will use all the resources at our disposal, in coordination with our federal partners to manage a quick response.”
The Department of Agriculture put the commercial farm in Butler County under quarantine after noting a larger than normal number of deaths. The department established a 6.2-mile control zone around the farm, meaning poultry within the zone cannot be moved without state permission.
said more than 13 million chickens and turkeys in at least eight states have been destroyed or will be soon because of bird flu. The first case this year was found in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana.Nebraska Department of Agriculture. “HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN COMMERCIAL FLOCK IN NEBRASKA”
Nebraska Department of Agriculture. “HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN BACKYARD FLOCK IN NEBRASKA” Nebraska Department of Agriculture. “HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN WILD BIRD IN NEBRASKA”© 2022 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
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