Bird flu in Georgia: How to lower risk in backyard chicken flocks
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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…
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…
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…
Second case of bird flu found in northeast Georgia - The Current
All commercial poultry operations within 6.2 miles of where the two cases occurred remain under quarantine and will continue to undergo increased surveillance testing for at least two weeks. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.
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