H5N2 Confirmed in Arkansas

USA Poultry and Egg Export Council Official: No Sign of Farm-to-Farm Transmission

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Arkansas has more than $645 million in poultry exports, far higher than exports of any other state that has a confirmed case of H5N2 in commercial poultry flocks. (Photo licensed under public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
Arkansas has more than $645 million in poultry exports, far higher than exports of any other state that has a confirmed case of H5N2 in commercial poultry flocks. (Photo licensed under public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
USDA officials confirmed just after noon on Wednesday that H5N2 avian influenza was found in a turkey flock in Arkansas. Stocks of major poultry and chicken companies fell on expected export losses.

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Chris Clayton

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