Live poultry shows canceled at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that both the junior and senior open live poultry shows at the...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that both the junior and senior open live poultry shows at the...
You won't see bird shows in person at the Illinois State Fair because of the huge numbers of avian flu reports in poultry.
Because of the intensity of the bird flu throughout the country, the Illinois Department...
County fair 4-H junior poultry shows started the season with a virtual format and will continue throughout the entire county fair season.
With the spring waterfowl migration complete and warmer, drier weather in place, state veterinarian Dr. Mark Ernst is optimistic that the risk for transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza will be significantly lower, with youth poultry competitions and live sales allowed to resume.