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Nearly 50K birds ‘depopulated’ over highly pathogenic avian influenza in North Alabama
by: Jess Grotjahn
Posted: Nov 3, 2023 / 01:42 PM CDT
Updated: Nov 3, 2023 / 01:42 PM CDT
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed at a commercial pullet farm in North Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Officials sent samples from the flock to be tested and they were confirmed to be positive for HPAI.
State officials quarantined the property, located in Marshall County, and all of the flock, an estimated 47,900 birds, were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
Authorities are testing and monitoring other nearby flocks...
Nearly 50K birds ‘depopulated’ over highly pathogenic avian influenza in North Alabama
by: Jess Grotjahn
Posted: Nov 3, 2023 / 01:42 PM CDT
Updated: Nov 3, 2023 / 01:42 PM CDT
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed at a commercial pullet farm in North Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Officials sent samples from the flock to be tested and they were confirmed to be positive for HPAI.
State officials quarantined the property, located in Marshall County, and all of the flock, an estimated 47,900 birds, were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
Authorities are testing and monitoring other nearby flocks...