Posted on 01/24/2025 9:00:23 AM PST by Red Badger
The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of all poultry-related activities in the state after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in a commercial facility.
The positive case of HPAI, found by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at a commercial poultry operation in Elbert County, Georgia, was the first discovered in a commercial operation in the Peach State, according to a Jan. 17 notice from the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
That means all “in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales are suspended until further notice.”
“For the first time since the ongoing, nationwide outbreak began in 2022, HPAI has been confirmed in a commercial poultry operation in the state of Georgia,” Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said in the announcement.
He acknowledged the economic harm that the suspension will cause the state and its residents.
“This is a serious threat to Georgia’s number onr industry and the livelihoods of thousands of Georgians who make their living in our state’s poultry industry,” he added.
“We are working around the clock to mitigate any further spread of the disease and ensure that normal poultry activities in Georgia can resume as quickly as possible.”
The commercial facility with the positive case noticed “clinical signs of Avian Influenza in their flock” on Jan. 15.
Agriculture officials collected samples on Jan. 16 and took them to the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network for examination.
The positive case was confirmed later that day, after which the U.S. Department of Agriculture was alerted.
The state agriculture department’s Emergency Management and State Agricultural Response Teams deployed to the facility to “conduct depopulation, cleaning and disinfecting, and disposal operations” on Jan. 17.
The facility “had approximately 45,000 broiler breeders onsite,” a reference to the number of female and male chickens raised to produce fertilized eggs for hatcheries.
“As a result of this detection, poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, and sales (flea market or auction market) in the State of Georgia are suspended until further notice,” the announcement added.
“Notifications will be issued when the listed activities may resume in Georgia.”
Every commercial poultry operation within 6.2 miles of the facility that reported the infection were “placed under quarantine and will undergo surveillance testing for a period of at least two weeks.”
The International Production & Processing Expo, the largest annual poultry, feed, and meat technology exposition in the world, was scheduled for the last week of January in Atlanta, Georgia.
But the event can proceed as planned, according to Harper, since “no live birds will be present at the Expo,” per a statement shared on the conference’s website.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
Isn’t that 10k?
No antibiotics, that wouldn’t work against virus anyways.
My chickens are free range for the most part and we feed them some store bought feed during the day.
They are very healthy and if they get sick we know immediately...............
Anybody else highly suspicious this is a false report by a disgruntled government worker to sabotage Trump? Punish Georgia for voting wrong?
One positive case out of how many samples?
Glad when humans get flu symptoms they aren’t rounded up for killing.
Wonder if the price of chickens and eggs will skyrocket. The eggs that used to be about 2 bucks a dozen are now $10 to $11 a dozen. Waiting to see how many eateries will fold up with the new prices of eggs and the birds.
My rural area is seeing a boom in laying hen and chicken sales.
Yes, chicken meat has gone up as well...........Soon, KFC will be a 5 star restaurant.............
I spoke with a relative in Georgia two days ago and they all had the flu.
I have relatives in southern Georgia, Baxley, Waycross, Argyle.................
Yes, just tragic for those growers.
Would the price of chicken parts cost end up costing more than Filet Mignon?
It use dto be, around the late 1800’s early 1900’s, that beef and pork was considered meat for the low classes and chicken was deemed the meat for the elites.
Two chickens in every pot was a political campaign promise!
It may be that way again!.................
Did the bird get a second opinion or is this red state election revenge.
That was my first thought. They tried to punish MI in 2016.
It kills the chickens and spreads to other flocks rapidly. Pretty soon you have a half million dead chickens and prices skyrocket.
Generic reminders. Virus is not alive. You can’t kill it. It was never alive.
It may be phrased like that, but that has no meaning. Cooking it will dissolve it and break it apart, but it’s not killing it.
I think about 2 weeks ago I saw that Moderna was given a contract by Dept of Agriculture to develop a vaccine for poultry against this virus. With US numbers infected as low as they are, they still are going that route.
Bird death totals are 300 million worldwide. The reporters ae hyping it about species crossing this and that, and it’s not clear how many of the 300 million are cullings vs virus deaths. But the UN says 300 million.
Nah, they wouldn’t do that...would they North Carolina?
Chicken’s about the only meat I can afford other than pork which we’re not big on. Might have to buy some day old meat birds this year. I still have most of the plucker set up parts. I have too many male meat goats too.
Meanwhile, whole chickens are still cheap here so I’ll stock up on them.
that’s not far off from what KFC tried to sell me during covid- stopped for 2 pieces of chicken, fries and soda- they said
“That will be $22 and change”
I said “For 2 pieces of chicken?”
They said “Yes, due to covid crisis, chicken is scarce right now”
I said “Keep it then- cancel the order and went and bought a whole cooked chicken for $5.99 or whatever it was
Mine are in that area. Alma.
[[Glad when humans get flu symptoms they aren’t rounded up for killing.]]
Um- Cuomo and other liberal governors actually did round em up for killing- sent covid sick people into nursing homes knowing that the sickly elderly would catch covid and die
I got a bad respiratory virus recently. My lady friend got it next. Not the flu but very unpleasant.
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