Bird flu detected at Cal-Maine facility in Texas Panhandle
As a result of the bird flu test results, the company said it had culled roughly 3.6% of its flock at its facilities in Parmer County, Texas.
Source: kagstv.com
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Farwell poultry facility reports avian flu virus, company to depopulate 1.6 million birds
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller confirmed on Tuesday that the Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell had a positive test for H1N5, also known as avian influenza A or "bird flu."
Source: myhighplains.com
West Texas poultry facility to destroy 1 million hens due to bird flu
The Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell will need to destroy 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets at that facility, which is approximately 3.6% of the company's total flock, due to U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry infections guidance.
Source: kxan.com
HPAI spreading nationwide in commercial poultry flocks, dairies
Second human case of virus has also been reported in the US.
Source: feedstuffs.com
Texas poultry facility to destroy 1.6 million hens after positive bird flu test
The Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell will need to destroy 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets at that facility, which is approximately 3.6% of the company's total flock, due to U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry infections guidance.
Source: yahoo.com