Bird flu causes local poultry producers to step up bio-security

By: 
Travis Fischer

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An outbreak of bird flu in northwest Iowa has poultry producers large and small taking extra measures to protect their flocks from the highly contagious virus.
On April 14, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced the first case of H5N2 Avian Influenza virus in Iowa at a commercial turkey farm in Buena Vista County. Two more cases were discovered in the next nine days. First at a commercial laying facility in Osceloa County and then in a turkey farm in Sac County, near the original outbreak.
To prevent the spread of the virus, poultry producers are taking drastic measures once it’s found in their flocks. For the Osceloa County commercial laying facility, this means euthanizing its 5.3 million egg laying hens.
Read the full article in the April 29 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

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