Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota
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Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian influenza, which is deadly to commercial poultry, was confirmed in a flock of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld County, South Dakota, on Oct. 4 and at a farm with 141,800 birds in Utah’s Sanpete County last Friday.
The outbreaks are the first reported among commercial flocks in the U.S. since the disease struck two turkey farms in the Dakotas in April. Infected flocks are normally destroyed to prevent the flu’s spread, and then the farms are decontaminated.
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I wonder if the farms normally have insurance for this kinda thing. "Infected flocks are normally destroyed to prevent the flu’s spread, and then the farms are decontaminated." sounds damn expensive and ruinous to a plant.
I can't imagine having to destroy your turkeys in October. There's no way to recover in time.
Just speculate on gourd futures.
Of it's big enough to be a full factory farm style plant, then I'd guess the insurance is "butterball owns us and will just send more turkeys once we're clean"