Bird flu in Georgia: How to lower risk in backyard chicken flocks

Bird flu in Georgia: How to lower risk in backyard chicken flocks

Chicken enthusiasts with backyard flocks are believed to number in the thousands in Georgia. With bird flu detected in one recently – and in two commercial poultry operations – people keeping fowl as a hobby are urged to take some…

Bird flu found in second Georgia commercial poultry flock

Less than a week after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial poultry facility for the first time, a second

Georgia chicken farmers on alert after bird flu found in second commercial flock • Georgia Recorder

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has devastated the poultry industry in other states and now threatens Georgia’s top commodity. Scott Olson/Getty Images (file photo)Another case of bird flu has been confirmed on a Georgia farm, this time hitting a larger poultry operation near the site of the state’s first commercial case. The second case was caught through “routine, premovement” testing at a farm in Elbert County that is about 210 yards aw…

Bird flu found in second commercial chicken flock in Georgia, 200 yards from first location

Bird flu has been confirmed in a second commercial poultry flock in Elbert County, the Georgia Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.The second contaminated site, listed as Elbert 02, is 210 yards away from the first location, Elbert 01, where bird flu was confirmed Friday. It wasn’t clear from the state’s announcement whether the flocks were owned by the same company, and the owners were not identified.The second site housed 130,000 broilers…

Second case of bird flu found in Northeast Georgia

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Agriculture has detected a positive case of bird flu in a second commercial poultry flock in Elbert County. The discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has prompted the agency to suspend poultry activities in Georgia. However, retail sales of poultry products including meat and eggs have not been affected. “HPAI remains a serious threat to our state’s economy, Georgia’s No.-1 industry, and the he…

Bird flu case confirmed in second Georgia poultry flock

State agriculture officials made the announcement Wednesday morning.