"Experts fear that H5N1, which was only first detected in cows a few weeks ago, may have been transmitted through a type of cattle feed called 'poultry litter' – a mix of poultry excreta, spilled feed, feathers, and other waste scraped from the floors of industrial chicken and turkey production plants."

#HPAI #BirdFlu #Food

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/chicken-waste-fed-to-cattle-may-be-behind-bird-flu-outbreak/

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Largest U.S. fresh egg producer detects bird flu in chickens, halts production | PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/largest-u-s-fresh-egg-producer-detects-bird-flu-in-chickens-halts-production

#hpai #h5n1 #birdflu #FoodSupply #eggs #inflation

Largest U.S. fresh egg producer detects bird flu in chickens, halts production

Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods said there is no known risk with eggs in the market and no eggs have been recalled.

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