Nearly 1 Million Chickens Slaughtered at Second-Largest Egg-Producing Farm in the U.S. amid Bird Flu Outbreak
Nearly one million chickens were culled at a major egg-producing facility in Illinois due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The USDA confirmed the H5N1 strain is responsible for the mass slaughter.
Why it matters
The outbreak poses a significant threat to the U.S. poultry industry, food supply stability, and animal health.
Chickens (stock image). Credit: Getty NEED TO KNOW Nearly 1 million chickens have been slaughtered in the United States
The killings come amid the largest active bird flu outbreak in the country
There is no treatment available for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), so infected and exposed birds must be killed to contain the virus
Nearly 1 million chickens have been slaughtered amid the largest active bird flu outbreak in the United States.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed earlier this month that the outbreak affected 934,600 animals at a commercial table egg layer facility in Clinton County, Ill.
Village officials told KSDK the outbreak took place at Rose Acre Farms, located outside Germantown. Rose Acre Farms, according to the company's website , is the second-largest egg producer in the country. (Cal-Maine Foods Ridgeland, Miss. holds the top spot.)
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