Iowa lifts bird flu quarantine restrictions at three commercial poultry sites
The Iowa Department of Ag has released three poultry sites from quarantine restrictions related to bird flu.
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The Iowa Department of Ag has released three poultry sites from quarantine restrictions related to bird flu.
Since Iowa confirmed it latest case of the avian flu May 2 in a backyard flock in Bremer County, at least 16 other outbreaks in eight states have been reported, leading farmers to cull tens of thousands of chickens, turkeys and ducks to slow the spread of the disease, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Following the destruction of more than 13 million Iowa birds, Sen. Chuck Grassley led a call for more funding to fight bird flu.
There are more infected flocks this year than the massive outbreak of 2014-2015, but fewer birds have been killed.
A case was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Bremer County, the 17th such detection in Iowa this year.