As avian flu endures, Texas poultry farmers try to protect their flocks
Josie Norris / San Antonio Express-NewsWhen it comes to chickens, Kenny Johnson is a seasoned expert. He knows their attitude, how they’ll react to bright colors, what foods they like best. He can tell a good squawk from a bad squawk.
The avian flu - a highly contagious bird flu - has made a comeback in the United States. Since early 2022, there have been 767 reported outbreaks of the avian flu across 47 states, killing almost 60 million birds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention. In Texas, there have been four outbreaks, infecting nearly 2,000 birds in Lampasas, Dallas, Denton and Erath counties.
“Last year, the avian flu showed up again and it wasn’t as bad originally, but it has never gone away,” Ficken said. “During the last one, we were able to extinguish the flu in the summertime, because the virus doesn’t survive as readily in warmer temperatures. After last summer, the flu never really went away.”
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