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With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu

Jun. 11, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus. ...

Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm

May. 28, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday. Crews are in the process of killing 4.2 million chickens after the disease was found at...