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Nearly 48K birds affected with highly pathogenic avian flu on Marshall County farm
By Kate Norum
Published: Nov. 3, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Nearly 48,000 birds on a Marshall County farm were affected by a highly pathogenic avian flu, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
The flock was tested at the Alabama State Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed positive at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa.
State officials said the farm was quarantined and all the birds on the property, totaling approximately 47,900 were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
All of the poultry within a six-mile radius of the site are being tested and monitored...
Nearly 48K birds affected with highly pathogenic avian flu on Marshall County farm
By Kate Norum
Published: Nov. 3, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Nearly 48,000 birds on a Marshall County farm were affected by a highly pathogenic avian flu, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
The flock was tested at the Alabama State Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed positive at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa.
State officials said the farm was quarantined and all the birds on the property, totaling approximately 47,900 were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
All of the poultry within a six-mile radius of the site are being tested and monitored...