Poultry events stopped in TN after HPAI detected in a backyard flock

Poultry events stopped in TN after HPAI detected in a backyard flock

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has halted any events where poultry can comingle following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  The virus was detected in a backyard flock in western Tennessee. 

Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Hatcher says the decision to halt exhibitions and sales of poultry didn’t come easy, but the poultry industry is an integral part of the state’s economy and this is an effort to protect all domesticated poultry in the state.

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