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Thousands Of Fowl Euthanized By State At Sag Harbor Game Farm Over Bird Flu Outbreak Concerns
By Michael Wright -
March 30, 2022
Thousands of pheasants and ducks at a Sag Harbor game farm had to be euthanized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week after some of the birds were discovered to have died from the highly contagious bird flu — which has forced farmers to destroy millions of commercially raised chickens and turkeys nationwide in recent months.
According to New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets online records, the local outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI — commonly called “bird flu”— was identified on March 23 and confirmed by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service labs in Ames, Iowa, after the farm’s owner reported to a veterinarian an unusual number of deaths among the captive flock. The veterinarian then contacted state officials...
Thousands Of Fowl Euthanized By State At Sag Harbor Game Farm Over Bird Flu Outbreak Concerns
By Michael Wright -
March 30, 2022
Thousands of pheasants and ducks at a Sag Harbor game farm had to be euthanized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week after some of the birds were discovered to have died from the highly contagious bird flu — which has forced farmers to destroy millions of commercially raised chickens and turkeys nationwide in recent months.
According to New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets online records, the local outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI — commonly called “bird flu”— was identified on March 23 and confirmed by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service labs in Ames, Iowa, after the farm’s owner reported to a veterinarian an unusual number of deaths among the captive flock. The veterinarian then contacted state officials...
