Articles filed under Avian/Bird Flu
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Chickens flock back to state fairs after bird flu outbreakAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese are flocking back to state fairs across the country after a one-year absence due to a historic bird flu outbreak th...
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Hormel's sales rise after being hurt by avian flu last yearAug 18, 2016 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) - Hormel Foods reported better-than-expected quarterly sales on Thursday, as the maker of Spam canned meat and Jennie-O turkey recovered from avian fl...
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Minnesota farms mostly at full production after bird fluJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's turkey and chicken farms are mostly back to full production after last year's bird flu outbreak devastated more than 100 poultry opera...
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Halted in bird flu outbreak, federal egg inspections resumeJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resumed inspections of egg-handling facilities in 21 states more than a year after they were suspended ...
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Bird flu reappears in Cameroon, killing thousands of birdsMay 26, 2016 7:00 am - YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon's government says that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reappeared in Cameroon after an 8-year absence. Livestock minister Dr....
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Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducksMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks...
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Bird flu forces slaughter of 39K turkeys at Missouri farmMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precauti...
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Bird flu quarantine lifted at last of 10 Indiana farmsMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The last remaining quarantine imposed last winter on southwestern Indiana poultry farms swept by a bird flu outbreak has been lifted, a step official...
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Indiana to lift most bird flu-related restrictions soonFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Animal health officials monitoring the bird flu outbreak in southwestern Indiana say they will lift most restrictions in two weeks if ongoing testing...
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Official: Bird flu cases reminder of need for tracking rulesFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's state veterinarian says a recent bird flu outbreak is a reminder of the importance of all buyers and sellers of poultry to follow state rec...