Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller has announced that Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. in Farwell, Texas had a positive test for the High Path Avian Flu (also known as H5N1) virus today.
The Texas Department of Agriculture shared the news on Twitter.
Commissioner Miller confirmed the Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. has received official notice of a positive test for H1N5. Cal-Maine will be required to depopulate 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets at their Farwell facility.
— Texas Agriculture (@TexasDeptofAg) April 2, 2024
More info: https://t.co/AXvJZgyuAq pic.twitter.com/aXgKgQ32hV
Commissioner Sid Miller will be joining us tomorrow morning with insight on the very latest as the story continues to develop.
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