USDA confirms bird flu in northeast Nebraska; flock of 1.7 million chickens to be killed
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Cole Epley
An outbreak of bird flu that has already devastated flocks of millions of chickens and turkeys in the Upper Midwest has been confirmed in northeast Nebraska, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA on Tuesday said a flock of 1.7 million chickens in Dixon County has been quarantined and will be killed.
The virulent strain of avian influenza has decimated flocks of chickens and turkeys in Iowa, the top egg-producing state that had more than 58.3 million hens as of the USDA’s most recent count. Iowa officials said Tuesday that four more farms tested positive for bird flu.
Nebraska is the No. 10 egg-producing state with about 9.45 million hens.
FULL story at link.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo, chickens stand in their cages at a farm near Stuart, Iowa.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/money/usda-confirms-bird-flu-in-northeast-nebraska-flock-of-million/article_53bddf0a-f8e9-11e4-a96b-b3d3a2aef69a.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
