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40,000 chickens put down on Powellville farm due to bird flu fears
Hayley Harding, Salisbury Daily Times Published 5:33 p.m. ET Dec. 13, 2018
A poultry farm in Wicomico County had an inconclusive test for avian influenza, leading to 40,000 chickens being put down at a farm in Powellville.
The farm was experiencing "higher than normal mortality" and was submitted to the Maryland Department of Agriculture laboratory for a disease screening, according to a release from Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. Disease screenings include testing for bird flu.
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The Powellville chickens were diagnosed with and treated for an unnamed "common bacterial disease," according to the DPI release, and mortality returned to normal expected rates.
However, "out of an abundance of caution," DPI said the decision was made to put the birds down. Bob Culver, Wicomico county executive, said 40,000 birds were put down from two houses.
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Hayley Harding, Salisbury Daily Times Published 5:33 p.m. ET Dec. 13, 2018
A poultry farm in Wicomico County had an inconclusive test for avian influenza, leading to 40,000 chickens being put down at a farm in Powellville.
The farm was experiencing "higher than normal mortality" and was submitted to the Maryland Department of Agriculture laboratory for a disease screening, according to a release from Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. Disease screenings include testing for bird flu.
...
The Powellville chickens were diagnosed with and treated for an unnamed "common bacterial disease," according to the DPI release, and mortality returned to normal expected rates.
However, "out of an abundance of caution," DPI said the decision was made to put the birds down. Bob Culver, Wicomico county executive, said 40,000 birds were put down from two houses.
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