Bird flu found on a Burnett County poultry farm. Birds destroyed to protect food supply.
H5N1 outbreaks have led to the losses of commercial flocks in Barron, Trempealeau, Washburn and other Wisconsin counties.
Bird flu found in poultry operation in Burnett County
State officials have identified a new case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Burnett County, in northwestern Wisconsin. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working together in a joint response, DATCP officials said in a statement released Thursday.
Birds at poultry farm in Greene County test positive for bird flu
A commercial poultry breeder in Greene County was informed that the flock tested positive for bird flu, according to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health. The Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory conducted the tests and it was confirmed at a lab in Ames,
To limit bird flu spread, keep wild birds away from poultry, livestock
Bird flu has killed millions of birds and disrupted milk and poultry production. In California, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks of poultry and dairy cows and, more recently, poultry and dairy workers have become infected.
Bird flu identified in chicken flock in Burnett County
A case of H5N1 HPAI virus, commonly known as bird flu, has been identified in a commercial chicken flock in Burnett County in northwest Wisconsin, according to
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US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu
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Tripura eyes self-sufficiency in poultry, fish farming
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After Pawan’s raid, PDS rice now being diverted to poultry farms
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