Ohio: another 3 million chickens euthanized due to claimed #BirdFlu - *one of the largest egg laying operations in US
An outbreak of bird flu that has led to the deaths of 43 million chickens and turkeys this year across the U.S. has been found at a giant egg-laying operation in Ohio, state and federal agriculture officials said Wednesday.
The case confirmed over the weekend in Ohio’s Defiance County has affected roughly 3 million chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The egg-laying farm **has started euthanizing all of its flock, said Dennis Summers, the state’s veterinarian.
Ohio: another 3 million chickens euthanized due to claimed #BirdFlu - *one of the largest egg laying operations in US
An outbreak of bird flu that has led to the deaths of 43 million chickens and turkeys this year across the U.S. has been found at a giant egg-laying operation in Ohio, state and federal agriculture officials said Wednesday.
The case confirmed over the weekend in Ohio’s Defiance County has affected roughly 3 million chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The egg-laying farm **has started euthanizing all of its flock, said Dennis Summers, the state’s veterinarian.
https://www.wtrf.com/ohio/ohio-egg-farm-forced-to-euthanize-3-million-chickens/amp/
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*one of the largest egg laying operations in US
**has started euthanizing all of its flock