Nebraska confirms its third case of bird flu

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Cole Epley

4 million birds now affected in Dixon County, where about 100,000 are being destroyed each day.

Nebraska agriculture officials on Friday confirmed the third case of avian flu in the state, again in Dixon County, and Nebraska Department of Agriculture director Greg Ibach told The World-Herald that it could take three months or more before producers there can begin rebuilding their flocks.

The most recent case involves 500,000 young hens. Those birds are within a mile of the first site where state and federal officials confirmed the first case on May 11.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the state’s second case of avian flu on May 15.

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[Bluzmann57]

1. It's spreading

Spreading from Western Iowa into Nebraska. How much further will it go?

[jwirr]

2. We just bought 12 baby turkeys and we have a dozen chickens for our own use. Hopefully this will

not come here. This little "farm" also has an orchard, huge gardens, berries, sheep and 2 pigs. 7 families work together to grow food for all of us. So far it has worked out pretty well.