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By KY3 Staff
September 18, 2025
The Missouri Department of Agriculture warns poultry farmers of bird flu resurgence
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Agriculture is warning poultry farmers to watch out for bird flu.
The bird flu ravaged flocks across the country last Spring, and one person in Missouri contracted the disease for the first time in history. The virus was also detected in livestock.
More than 100 million chickens and turkeys had to be culled in the United States, including almost 4 million in southwest Missouri. Experts say start protecting your poultry now and take any signs that your flock may be affected seriously.
“Creating barriers between your own, birds in either migrating birds or neighbors that maybe also have poultry, that is one of the best things that we can do to kind of prevent these sorts of diseases from coming in,” said Lacy Sukovaty, a Missouri State University agriculture professor.
A few tips for commercial and backyard flock owners: do what you can to keep wild birds away, like limiting their access to your birds’ feed. Also, restrict visitors’ access to your birds, and be as thorough as possible about cleaning and disinfecting after working with your birds.
https://www.ky3.com/2025/09/18/miss...re-warns-poultry-farmers-bird-flu-resurgence/
By KY3 Staff
September 18, 2025
The Missouri Department of Agriculture warns poultry farmers of bird flu resurgence
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Agriculture is warning poultry farmers to watch out for bird flu.
The bird flu ravaged flocks across the country last Spring, and one person in Missouri contracted the disease for the first time in history. The virus was also detected in livestock.
More than 100 million chickens and turkeys had to be culled in the United States, including almost 4 million in southwest Missouri. Experts say start protecting your poultry now and take any signs that your flock may be affected seriously.
“Creating barriers between your own, birds in either migrating birds or neighbors that maybe also have poultry, that is one of the best things that we can do to kind of prevent these sorts of diseases from coming in,” said Lacy Sukovaty, a Missouri State University agriculture professor.
A few tips for commercial and backyard flock owners: do what you can to keep wild birds away, like limiting their access to your birds’ feed. Also, restrict visitors’ access to your birds, and be as thorough as possible about cleaning and disinfecting after working with your birds.
https://www.ky3.com/2025/09/18/miss...re-warns-poultry-farmers-bird-flu-resurgence/
