As flu season for humans ramps up into winter, so does the bird flu. It is estimated that the bird flu has cost our producers over $3 million this year as a result of having to cull entire flocks. The lost income and the extreme stress of losing every bird to this disease has very long lasting results on our producers鈥 mental health as well as physical health. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
Avian flu, the pesky culprit behind skyrocketing egg prices and holiday turkey shortages, hit the Hutterite near Lake Andes in southern South Dakota twice last year, causing them to cull 120,000 birds.
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Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Lainie Kringen-Scholtz, DVM, is owner of True North Veterinary Health and associate at Big Sioux Veterinary Care. Reach her at truenorthveterinaryhealth@gmail.com or PO Box 117, Wentworth, SD 57075.
Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
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