# Fact Check: Bird flu does not only affect poultry and livestock | Reuters

> Reuters Fact Check states that poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent spread, while wild birds generally cannot be culled. The piece responds to online claims that only domestic birds are being killed to manipulate food supplies.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16022-fact-check-bird-flu-does-not-only-affect-poultry-and-livestock-reuters
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The fact check addresses misinformation and does not describe a new supply or demand change for feed ingredients.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-12-27 | [Niger reports severe bird flu among poultry, says WOAH \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16228-niger-reports-severe-bird-flu-among-poultry-says-woah-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -8.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-03-21 | [Livestock, poultry farmers should prepare for animal diseases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71870-livestock-poultry-farmers-should-prepare-for-animal-diseases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.1% | -10.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-04 | [Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu - FactCheck.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16096-q-and-a-on-h5n1-bird-flu-factcheck-org.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-03 | [Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu and its potential impact on Florida Livestock - UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16097-highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-and-its-potential-impact-on-florida-livestock-uf.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-29 | [Understanding influenza A viruses in swine and other livestock
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16094-understanding-influenza-a-viruses-in-swine-and-other-livestock-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2022-12-27 | [Niger reports severe bird flu among poultry, says WOAH \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16228-niger-reports-severe-bird-flu-among-poultry-says-woah-reuters.md) | +5.7% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2017-03-21 | [Livestock, poultry farmers should prepare for animal diseases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71870-livestock-poultry-farmers-should-prepare-for-animal-diseases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2021-06-11 | [Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site.md) | -4.8% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/bird-flu-does-not-only-affect-poultry-livestock-2025-02-12/

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