If eggs appear to be in shorter supply lately it’s because of inflation and supply chain issues made worse by avian flu, according to the American Egg Board (AEB). “Like many sectors of the economy, egg farming is impacted by inflation and experiencing some limited supply chain challenges due to a variety of factors,” the…
Egg Supplies Experiencing Challenges as Concerns Over Shortages Grow
Concerns over potential shortages of eggs nationwide are growing due to inflation and supply chain issues made worse by avian flu. “Like many sectors of the economy, egg farming is impacted by inflation and experiencing some limited supply chain challenges due to a variety of factors,” the American Egg Board (AEB) said in a May…
Avian Flu Confirmed in 2 Backyard Pacific Northwest Flocks
PORTLAND, Ore.—An avian flu that’s spreading quickly across the U.S. has been detected in the Pacific Northwest in two backyard bird flocks in rural Oregon and Washington. Several geese in a non-commercial flock of about 100 waterfowl died suddenly on a farm in Linn County, Oregon, and federal authorities confirmed Friday that they died of…
British Columbians Asked to Take Down Bird Feeders as Avian Flu Hits More Poultry Flocks
As two more poultry flocks in British Columbia tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus on May 4, an animal welfare group is calling on the public to temporarily remove their backyard bird feeders. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the two flocks in the cities of Kelowna and Richmond were the third and…
New York State Bans Poultry Auctions To Curtail Spread of Avian Flu
New York State has banned the sale of poultry at auctions and swap meets in an effort to contain the spread of avian flu that has resulted in the loss of 10,000 birds so far. On April 15, the state’s department of agriculture and markets issued an order to ban all fowl auctions and “other…
BC Poultry Farmers Uniquely Equipped to Respond to Possible Avian Flu
Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emergency Operations Centre, says they’ll use the lessons learned to prevent infections after two severe outbreaks since 2004 that forced them to cull…
Poultry Farms on High Alert: 28 Million US Birds Dead From Avian Flu Since February
April 19, 2022
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A serious outbreak of the bird flu is threatening the United States’ poultry inventory. Since it was first detected in commercial flocks in February 2022, some 28.2 million domestic birds have died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Confirms Avian Flu on Fourth Quebec Poultry Farm
The number of avian flu cases in Quebec is growing, with four poultry farms now affected by the virus. Canada’s food inspection agency confirmed Sunday the latest case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in a flock in Les Sources, Que., about 190 kilometres east of Montreal. The four farm…
200 Dead Birds in Forest Preserve Suspected to Have Carried Avian Flu
Over 200 birds at the Baker’s Lake Forest preserve in Illinois are suspected to have died from an outbreak of H5 avian flu. The flu outbreak was confirmed in laboratory tests conducted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Further tests were conducted by the federal government, with wildlife biologists at the Forest Preserves of Cook…
Quebec Duck Farm Says It Has Detected a Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was confirmed Tuesday on a farm in St-Claude, about 160 kilometres east of Montreal. The company says it has…
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