After confirming the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu in a flock of chickens, nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama farm, state agriculture officials said.
A Marshall County commercial pullet farm — one that raises chicks from hatching until they are ready to produce eggs when they are moved to a laying barn — was placed under quarantine after samples were confirmed positive for HPAI, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries announced Friday.
HPAI is highly contagious to birds but considered low risk to humans and the virus is not considered a threat to food safety, the department said.
6 Comments
Brimos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Who had a Covid Bird Flu hybrid strain on their “What else can possibly go wrong in the ‘20’s” bingo card? Anyone?
RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
This and ASF were raging during the pandemic.
There were just bigger problems
Swim@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
nuclear war
hark@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Oh boy, are all the egg suppliers going to jack up prices ridiculously again even though egg production wasn't that far off from the peak year the last time this happened?: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196096/total-egg-production-in-the-us-since-2000/
lettruthout@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
…instead of being killed for chicken nuggets.
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social · 0 pts · 2y
What a waste. They don't even get to end up as McDonald's garbage