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Avian flu confirmed at Knox County farm
by: Wesley Thoene
Posted: Apr 27, 2022 / 04:53 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 27, 2022 / 04:53 PM CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (KCAU) — The seventh case in Nebraska of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in a farm in Knox County.
The case was among a flock of more than 2.1 million laying hens and confirmed by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), according to a release.
Birds on the farm will be “humanely depopulated and disposed of in an approved manner” with the farm being quarantined. A control zone of 6.2 miles is also established around the farm. Any poultry producers in that control zone should be aware of the signs of HPAI and let the NDA of any sick or dying birds....
Avian flu confirmed at Knox County farm
by: Wesley Thoene
Posted: Apr 27, 2022 / 04:53 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 27, 2022 / 04:53 PM CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (KCAU) — The seventh case in Nebraska of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in a farm in Knox County.
The case was among a flock of more than 2.1 million laying hens and confirmed by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), according to a release.
Birds on the farm will be “humanely depopulated and disposed of in an approved manner” with the farm being quarantined. A control zone of 6.2 miles is also established around the farm. Any poultry producers in that control zone should be aware of the signs of HPAI and let the NDA of any sick or dying birds....
