# Up to 400,000 chickens destroyed in Victoria in bird flu case | NSW

> Up to 400,000 chickens were destroyed after avian influenza was confirmed at two Victorian egg farms. Australian Eggs said there was no threat to overall supply, though the loss of about 400,000 hens is significant locally. Tracing found a low pathogenic H5N2 strain at a turkey farm near Bairnsdale.

- Date: 2020-08-21 · published 2020-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51617-up-to-400-000-chickens-destroyed-in-victoria-in-bird-flu-case-nsw
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing layer hens tightens Victorian egg supply and can lift egg prices, but the national volume is small relative to output. The impact on feed demand is limited.

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6890068/avian-influenza-outbreak-being-watched-closely/

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