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Ag officials confirm 18th bird flu infection this fall
By: Jared Strong - December 6, 2023 3:25 pm
A highly transmissible avian influenza that is often fatal to domestic birds recently infected a small backyard flock in Mills County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
The mixed-species flock had about 11 birds. Infected flocks are culled to prevent the spread of the virus, which is often transmitted by wild, migrating birds.
It was the 18th detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa’s domestic bird flocks this fall. Those flocks collectively had nearly 3 million birds.
That total was mostly driven by two large chicken egg-laying facilities that had more than a million birds apiece. Iowa is the nation’s leading egg-producing state...
Ag officials confirm 18th bird flu infection this fall
By: Jared Strong - December 6, 2023 3:25 pm
A highly transmissible avian influenza that is often fatal to domestic birds recently infected a small backyard flock in Mills County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
The mixed-species flock had about 11 birds. Infected flocks are culled to prevent the spread of the virus, which is often transmitted by wild, migrating birds.
It was the 18th detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa’s domestic bird flocks this fall. Those flocks collectively had nearly 3 million birds.
That total was mostly driven by two large chicken egg-laying facilities that had more than a million birds apiece. Iowa is the nation’s leading egg-producing state...
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