Iowa Battles Avian Flu

Officials: High Cost of H5N2 to Poultry Producers, But Minimal Market Impact So Far

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The loss of about 3.8 million chicken hens to H5N2 at a Sunrise Farms, Inc., farm in Harris, Iowa, doesn't appear to present a market concern for the egg industry as a whole, according to Randy Olson, executive director of the Iowa Poultry Association. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
The loss of about 3.8 million chicken hens to H5N2 at a Sunrise Farms, Inc., farm in Harris, Iowa, doesn't appear to present a market concern for the egg industry as a whole, according to Randy Olson, executive director of the Iowa Poultry Association. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
Work has begun on euthanizing birds and cleaning a Harris, Iowa, egg farm that stands to lose about 3.8 million chickens to the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus.

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