
B.C. farmer ‘excited’ to restart small chicken farm after losing entire flock to avian flu
By CBC News
News Disease watch avian influenza H5N1Peggy Ife says she lost more than 100 birds, mostly chicks, in late April.
Peggy Ife, a farmer in southeastern B.C., is preparing to pick up a small batch of chickens this week after losing her entire flock to avian flu in late April.
Ife’s birds were the third flock in B.C. to test positive for the highly infectious H5N1 virus in April. Investigators with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the virus and euthanized more than 100 birds, mostly chicks, on her farm near Burton.
For the full story, click here.
Advertisement
Print this page
Advertisement
Stories continue below
Related
- Ontario rapidly losing farmland amid urban sprawl: provincial agriculture group
- Poultry Nutrition Research: Can canola meal do more?