Bird flu losses break record

A record 50.54 million birds in domestic flocks have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or were culled to prevent spread of the viral disease since February, according to USDA data. The previous record of approximately 50.4 million birds was set in the 2014-2015 outbreak that was described by the USDA as “arguably the… » Read More

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