North Dakota
State Officials Extend Ban on Poultry Events
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State animal well being officers have prolonged a ban poultry occasions indefinitely as a hen flu outbreak continues.
The Bismarck Tribune reported the State Board of Animal Well being canceled all reveals, public gross sales, swaps and exhibitions of poultry and different birds in March on the North Dakota Turkey Federation’s request to assist gradual the illness. The board on Thursday determined to proceed the ban till additional discover.
Non-public gross sales, catalog gross sales and retail gross sales are nonetheless permitted. The board will overview threat components at its Sept. 7 assembly.
Fowl flu has contaminated 15 flocks in 10 North Dakota counties, together with 4 industrial operations. About 167,000 birds have been destroyed, in keeping with federal information.
Nationwide, the outbreak has resulted within the slaughter of about 37 million chickens and turkeys in 36 states. The outbreak is the worst since 2015, when 50 million chickens and turkeys had been killed.
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