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1.7M egg-laying hens to be depopulated due to HPAI in northeast Nebraska
Largest flock affected by bird flu in Nebraska
By: Libby Kamrowski
Posted at 12:39 PM, Apr 13, 2022
and last updated 1:39 PM, Apr 13, 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — On Wednesday, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced the discovery of HPAI, or avian influenza, in a commercial flock of 1.7 million egg-laying hens in Dixon County. It is by far the largest flock to be affected by bird flu in the state of Nebraska this year.
The depopulation of the flock is already underway, and a 6.2-mile control zone has already been established with surveillance. The flock size of 1.7 million birds is triple the size of what was previously the largest flock to be contaminated by HPAI in the state — a flock of 570,000 broilers, called Butler County-1...
1.7M egg-laying hens to be depopulated due to HPAI in northeast Nebraska
Largest flock affected by bird flu in Nebraska
By: Libby Kamrowski
Posted at 12:39 PM, Apr 13, 2022
and last updated 1:39 PM, Apr 13, 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — On Wednesday, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced the discovery of HPAI, or avian influenza, in a commercial flock of 1.7 million egg-laying hens in Dixon County. It is by far the largest flock to be affected by bird flu in the state of Nebraska this year.
The depopulation of the flock is already underway, and a 6.2-mile control zone has already been established with surveillance. The flock size of 1.7 million birds is triple the size of what was previously the largest flock to be contaminated by HPAI in the state — a flock of 570,000 broilers, called Butler County-1...