Articles filed under Avian/Bird Flu
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Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultryApr 24, 2022 2:30 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That's a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be ope...
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Illinois DNR recommends taking down bird feeders due to avian flu outbreakApr 25, 2022 6:14 am - State wildlife officials on Thursday advised Illinois residents to temporarily take down bird feeders and bird baths to help curtail the spread of avian flu. The Illinoi...
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'Everybody's on edge': What bird flu outbreak means for county fairs, flock ownersApr 22, 2022 6:30 am - The Illinois poultry industry so far has been spared from a bird flu outbreak rippling through flocks around the Midwest. There have been no infections reported among co...
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Avian flu threat means suburban zoo, rehab centers have to hide their precious birdsApr 23, 2022 7:55 am - Peacocks usually are free to roam the grounds of Brookfield Zoo, putting on courtship displays this time of year. That seasonal ritual, when male birds fan out their jew...
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Officials say bird flu found at 3rd Indiana duck farmApr 18, 2022 5:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Avian influenza has been detected in a third northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Monday. Laboratory testing of a third commercial duck ...
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Michigan agency: Bird flu found in backyard flockApr 15, 2022 5:30 pm - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in Livingston County, the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said...
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2 bird flu cases confirmed in US zoos as virus spreadsApr 16, 2022 7:35 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in U.S. zoos, but officials said they won't order widespread euthanasia of zoo birds the way they have on fa...
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200+ birds dead in suspected avian flu outbreak at Barrington lakeApr 17, 2022 9:33 am - More than 200 birds have been found dead in the past week at Baker's Lake forest preserve in Barrington, and the culprit is suspected to be the avian flu strain that's s...
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Bird flu's grisly question: how to kill millions of poultryApr 11, 2022 6:43 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The spread of a bird flu that is deadly to poultry raises the grisly question of how farms manage to quickly kill and dispose of millions of chickens ...
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Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North AmericaApr 06, 2022 1:30 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and ...