Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
1 week, 3 days ago

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

Associated Press  

— Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. Poultry veterinarian Simon Shane, who runs www.Egg-News.com, said the government is hesitant to use vaccines and change its policy of killing birds largely because of the meat chicken industry’s opposition. Before using vaccinations, the government must decide how to devise an effective system and monitor for outbreaks within vaccinated flocks that might not show any symptoms, said John Clifford, the USDA’s former longtime chief veterinary officer, who now works with a poultry industry export group. Clifford said the U.S. would need to continue culling flocks with outbreaks even after vaccinating, and it might make sense to give shots only to egg layers and turkeys, not broilers.

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Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak
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4 days, 11 hours ago

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. A recent bird flu outbreak …

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017
5 days, 12 hours ago

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017

Live Mint  

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and …

Netherlands starts trial with vaccinating poultry against bird flu
1 week, 6 days ago

Netherlands starts trial with vaccinating poultry against bird flu

NL Times  

The Netherlands is starting a two-year long trial with a vaccine against bird flu at a commercial poultry farm. She considers this pilot “as a first step towards large-scale rollout of poultry vaccination.” This experiment follows a field trial last year, which showed that two bird flu vaccines worked effectively in protecting birds against the virus. Completely eradicating bird flu …

Why Trump’s plan to combat bird flu won’t bring egg prices down immediately
1 week, 6 days ago

Why Trump’s plan to combat bird flu won’t bring egg prices down immediately

Live Mint  

The spread of avian flu has killed millions of chickens across the nation, shrinking the supply of eggs and driving prices higher. The chicken meat industry, which is less impacted by bird flu, has been on the fence about vaccinations since many trade partners won’t import poultry products from nations that allow vaccines for fear that the birds might still …

USDA plan to combat bird flu includes almost $1 billion in subsidies to help farmers
3 weeks ago

USDA plan to combat bird flu includes almost $1 billion in subsidies to help farmers

NPR  

USDA plan to combat bird flu includes almost $1 billion in subsidies to help farmers The U.S. RASCOE: What is the government's plan to combat bird flu and lower the price of eggs? DOUGLAS: Well, newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on Wednesday, announced a plan, and a big chunk of it goes to helping farmers, particularly poultry farmers, …

Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

Associated Press  

— Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers. “Donald Trump promised to lower food prices on ‘Day One’, but with egg prices skyrocketing out of control, he fired the workers charged with …

USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis
3 weeks, 2 days ago

USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis

NPR  

USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Eggs have become the grocery staple that Americans can't stop talking about: whether its fears of widespread bird flu getting worse, or the drastic increase in the cost of eggs as a result of so many chickens dying from illness or …

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu
55 years, 2 months ago

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

Wired  

As part of a new $1 billion plan to address bird flu in poultry and lower egg prices across the country, US secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture is considering vaccinating chickens against highly pathogenic avian influenza. Earlier this month, the USDA issued a conditional license to animal health company Zoetis for an updated …

Trump administration reviews Moderna bird flu vaccine funding amid massive outbreak in US
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump administration reviews Moderna bird flu vaccine funding amid massive outbreak in US

Firstpost  

The U.S. government awarded Moderna $590 million in January to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine Moderna logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS U.S. health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract that was awarded to Moderna for the development of its bird flu vaccine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources. …

US is set to spend $1 billion, but can it fix the egg shortage crisis?
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

US is set to spend $1 billion, but can it fix the egg shortage crisis?

Firstpost  

The US is facing a severe egg shortage due to the H5N1 avian flu, which has led to the loss of over 140 million egg-laying birds since 2022. In response, the USDA has allocated $1 billion to import 420 million eggs from Turkey, enhance farm biosecurity with $500 million, provide $400 million in financial relief to farmers and invest $100 …

Trump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?

CNN  

New York CNN — Egg prices are surging so high that the Trump administration is pledging to step in and solve the crisis — but don’t expect relief the next time you go grocery shopping. Yet in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Rollins acknowledged that it “won’t erase the problem overnight.” Rather, she said the egg market won’t …

What’s in Trump’s $1bn plan to bring egg prices down?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

What’s in Trump’s $1bn plan to bring egg prices down?

Al Jazeera  

A dozen eggs in the US currently cost $4.95, an all-time high. “American farmers need relief, and American consumers need affordable food,” wrote Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a Wall Street Journal editorial. “To every family struggling to buy eggs: We hear you, we’re fighting for you and help is on the way.” But just how bad is the …

As egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California law and H5N1 bird flu
3 weeks, 4 days ago

As egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California law and H5N1 bird flu

LA Times  

As egg prices continue to skyrocket due to continuing outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. secretary of Agriculture has announced a multipronged strategy to fight the disease — including an effort to dismantle a popular animal welfare law California voters approved in 2018. In order to “restore stability to the egg market over the next three to six months,” …

USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
3 weeks, 4 days ago

USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices

CNN  

CNN — Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs on the bird flu epidemic and said it will take new steps to quell the outbreak. “We are seeing probably even a little bit more increase up until Easter,” Rollins told CNN, but stated that was normal,“ because so many …

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays

ABC  

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been cut. Prior to Mr Trump's inauguration, Dr Adalja participated in calls every few weeks with scientific experts at the CDC and USDA to discuss the bird flu outbreak. Australia's surveillance of bird flu …

Chicken, egg companies spar over bird-flu vaccinations
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1 month ago

Chicken, egg companies spar over bird-flu vaccinations

Live Mint  

The chicken and egg industries are at odds. “The path that we’re on right now isn’t sustainable for the industry," said Dr. Craig Rowles, vaccine adviser to an industry trade group and science chief at Versova, one of the largest U.S. egg producers. “Vaccination would have a devastating impact," said Harrison Kircher, president of the National Chicken Council, the trade …

Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’
1 month ago

Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Groups of bipartisan senators are writing to newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary Brooke …

As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
1 month ago

As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock. The federal government will seek “better ways, with biosecurity and medication and so on” rather than the current standard practice of destroying all …

US egg prices soar to ₹860/Dozen as bird flu spreads
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1 month ago

US egg prices soar to ₹860/Dozen as bird flu spreads

Deccan Chronicle  

Egg prices in the United States have soared to record highs, with consumers paying as much as $10 per dozen in some areas due to a severe bird flu outbreak. The surge in prices follows a drastic reduction in egg-laying hens, forcing retailers to impose purchase limits and pushing up food costs nationwide. The crisis is reminiscent of the 2015 …

US egg price skyrockets 65% to all-time high amid bird flu outbreak: What about India?
1 month, 1 week ago

US egg price skyrockets 65% to all-time high amid bird flu outbreak: What about India?

Live Mint  

An ongoing bird flu outbreak in the United States has resulted in egg prices skyrocketing in the country, hitting a record high in January. While egg prices have become the de facto measure to monitor inflation in the US in the last few years, bird flu has been the main driver for the increasing costs this time. Since massive egg …

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
1 month, 1 week ago

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs. It is not clear dropping cage-free laws will have a significant effect on egg prices that have peaked at an average of $4.95 per dozen because the farmers who collectively invested several …

Egg prices surge: Nevada eases cage-free law to boost supply
1 month, 1 week ago

Egg prices surge: Nevada eases cage-free law to boost supply

India Today  

LAS VEGAS: Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs. It is not clear dropping cage-free laws will have a significant effect on egg prices that have peaked at an average of $4.95 per dozen because the farmers who collectively invested several billion …

GREG HERBRUCK: I'm a farmer who was forced to kill 6.5 million hens. Here's the terrifying truth of America's egg shortage... and who's REALLY to blame
1 month, 1 week ago

GREG HERBRUCK: I'm a farmer who was forced to kill 6.5 million hens. Here's the terrifying truth of America's egg shortage... and who's REALLY to blame

Daily Mail  

America's food supply is under attack. Our Herbruck's farms raise nearly 11 million birds in operations across Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Since 2022, 153 million commercial, backyard and wild birds across 48 states have been infected by H5N1 – a novel strain of bird flu. I even liken this avian flu scourge to a terrorist attack because it undermines one …

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 amid bird flu outbreak, likely to keep climbing
1 month, 1 week ago

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 amid bird flu outbreak, likely to keep climbing

Hindustan Times  

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn't need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times. US egg prices: The main reason that eggs are more expensive is the bird flu outbreak. The spike in egg prices was the …

Bird flu outbreak: U.S. eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu outbreak: U.S. eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

The Hindu  

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn't need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times. The spike in egg prices was the biggest since the nation's last bird flu outbreak in 2015 and accounted for roughly two-thirds of …

Bird flu is continuing to impact U.S. consumers. But, these states aren’t testing for the virus
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu is continuing to impact U.S. consumers. But, these states aren’t testing for the virus

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last month, the Department of Agriculture said that more states had enrolled in the government’s …

Bird flu spreading in US, causing egg shortage, pushing prices & fuelling fears
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu spreading in US, causing egg shortage, pushing prices & fuelling fears

Firstpost  

Last week, the wholesale prices for large, white shell eggs touched $8 a dozen, breaching the previous all-time high record of $5.46 per dozen A dozen eggs are seen in a carton on February 10, 2025 in Monterey Park, California. AFP Poultry farms across the US are reeling under cases of bird flu, decreasing production of eggs and driving up …

Soaring egg prices have U.S. consumers squawking
1 month, 1 week ago

Soaring egg prices have U.S. consumers squawking

Raw Story  

A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars. Responding to irate consumers, a Washington supermarket posted this explanation: "You may notice a price increase on eggs at this time due to the …

Your questions about bird flu answered by experts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Your questions about bird flu answered by experts

Salon  

The increasing threat of bird flu is becoming too big to ignore as it continues to spread to an unprecedented number of species around the world, affecting egg prices as huge swaths of poultry are infected and killed with the virus. Experts maintain that the risk of infection is low, although the Louisiana patient, an older individual with underlying health …

Egg-heist, surcharge per piece and more: Why is the US facing an egg crisis?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Egg-heist, surcharge per piece and more: Why is the US facing an egg crisis?

Firstpost  

A shortage of eggs has left American consumers and businesses scrambling. Around 100,000 eggs worth $40K were stolen from a distribution trailer in Pennsylvania and a restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge Egg prices have surged by 65.1 per cent in US compared to two years ago. Prices have skyrocketed, popular restaurant chains like Waffle House …

US: 1 lakh eggs worth $40,000 stolen in Pennsylvania amid nationwide shortage: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US: 1 lakh eggs worth $40,000 stolen in Pennsylvania amid nationwide shortage: Report

Hindustan Times  

Thieves stole about one lakh eggs from a distribution trailer in Pennsylvania, authorities told CNBC. Egg shortage across US The restaurants across United States are bearing the brunt of a national egg shortage, sending the prices to $7 a carton, Bloomberg reported. A dozen large eggs in the Midwest now cost an average of $7.08 wholesale, about seven times the …

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The egg farm was impacted by bird flu “Unfortunately, we have been previously affected by …

Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies

Salon  

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. “This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. “I hope it’s going to be very short-lived, but if it’s …

Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon

Associated Press  

— Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. “It’s just robbery,” said Minneapolis resident Sage Mills, who bought eggs to bake a birthday cake last week. That creates more opportunities for the virus to linger and spread and unlike poultry, …

CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
2 months, 1 week ago

CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu. Although there is no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the US and the risk to the general public remains low, there’s a lot of H5N1 virus circulating in animals, as well as usual seasonal …

Nearly $9 a dozen: Why egg prices are skyrocketing and for how long
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nearly $9 a dozen: Why egg prices are skyrocketing and for how long

LA Times  

The egg case at a grocery store in Chicago in September. A bird flu outbreak has Californians paying steep prices for eggs, with consumers sometimes scrambling to locate a carton of eggs amid a disrupted supply chain that has left some store shelves empty. Persistent and significant outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza have decimated California’s poultry flocks and …

US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring amid spread of virus
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring amid spread of virus

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu monitoring, as the virus spreads in dairy herds and farm workers across the country. There have been 61 cases of bird flu in the US since April 2024 The country in December reported its first severe human case …

Why bird flu could be the biggest health problem in 2025
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why bird flu could be the biggest health problem in 2025

Firstpost  

Malaria, tuberculosis and HIV claim number of lives in the world each year. But as the new year emerges, health professionals are more concerned about another infectious disease — bird flu — that is spreading rapidly across the globe US recorded 61 cases of bird flu this year as opposed to two cases the previous year. Indeed, bird flu can …

Infectious disease expert reveals the pathogens that could spark another pandemic in 2025
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Infectious disease expert reveals the pathogens that could spark another pandemic in 2025

Daily Mail  

With the country’s near-total return to normalcy after years of quarantine and isolation measures, the Covid pandemic increasingly feels like a distant memory for many. Coupling this with a 30 percent mortality rate from human infections, bird flu is quickly jumping up the list of public health officials’ priorities.’ This week, the US reported its first severe human case of …

How America lost control of bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How America lost control of bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

Salon  

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. “I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, …

How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

CNN  

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. “I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, …

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat
3 months, 1 week ago

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States. The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 first emerged in China in 1996, but over the last four years it has sp More than 300 …

No Yolk! Egg prices jump by 63 percent in a year now costing an average of $3.37
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No Yolk! Egg prices jump by 63 percent in a year now costing an average of $3.37

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Egg prices are rising again in the US as an …

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Egg prices tick up in US amid efforts to halt spread of bird flu

Al Jazeera  

Price for a dozen eggs has increased by more than 60 percent over the last year as millions of birds killed. Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season in the United States. “Those are being rapidly corrected, sometimes within a day,” said Emily Metz, …

US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into something more dangerous. But health officials are worried about what might happen if people are infected with bird flu and seasonal flu at the same time. To prevent coinfections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on …

As human cases of bird flu grow, feds say flu vaccine could help prevent a new pandemic
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As human cases of bird flu grow, feds say flu vaccine could help prevent a new pandemic

LA Times  

A turkey farm near Manson, Iowa. Federal officials say the number of poultry workers infected with H5N1 bird flu has climbed. Although health officials say the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection is still low for the general population, they announced on Monday a $5-million plan to offer seasonal flu vaccine to livestock workers. Officials said they are launching this …

Drugmaker Sinergium will share bird flu vaccine data in low and middle-income countries, says WHO
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Drugmaker Sinergium will share bird flu vaccine data in low and middle-income countries, says WHO

Live Mint  

- Bird flu vaccine developer Sinergium Biotech will share its data with manufacturers in low and middle-income countries to help to accelerate a fair rollout if a pandemic occurs, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The Argentine private sector biopharmaceutical company is at an early stage of developing mRNA vaccines against the H5N1 virus and has pledged to share …

Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots. Some experts say the US should, too
8 months, 1 week ago

Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots. Some experts say the US should, too

Salon  

As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland’s move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. “Farmworkers, veterinarians, and producers are handling large volumes of milk that can contain high levels of bird flu virus,” said Kay Russo, a livestock and poultry veterinarian in Fort Collins, Colorado. There’s no evidence …

Grim reality for businesses left to pick up the pieces after bird flu outbreak
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Grim reality for businesses left to pick up the pieces after bird flu outbreak

ABC  

As Victorian farmers continue to battle the nation's largest-ever outbreak of bird flu, the business owners who have lost their poultry are facing a grim recovery period. Linda Fahy, Agriculture Victoria's regional manager for animal health and wellbeing for south-west Victoria, said compensation for livestock losses was available for farmers who were required to cull animals due to emergency diseases. …

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