Indiana and Ohio reports confirmed HPAI cases, culling a million birds

More than a million birds have been culled over the last week after High-Path Avian Flu was found in several poultry facilities.

More than 900,000 birds were culled at a commercial table egg layer recently in Indiana. A few days later, another table egg layer had to put down 131,000 birds in Ohio.

High-Path Avian Flu is a big area that Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will have to tackle this year. Ag groups and farmers alike have questioned the requirement to cull entire flocks when the virus is found, with some arguing it has led to an increase in egg and chicken prices.

Rollins says she is already holding meetings on the USDA’s response.

Watch her full exclusive interview here

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