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A highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza case was confirmed on a Lincoln County, Tennessee chicken breeder flock of 73,500 birds, which were euthanized. The meat will not enter the food system, and this was the first confirmed commercial HPAI case in the US this year.
Breeder flocks sit one step removed from most consumer chicken.
Because the affected meat is kept out of the food chain and the flock is small relative to US broiler output, supply impact is minimal. The main risk is trade restrictions that could affect demand.
thepoultrysite.comGlobal Ag MediaMar 8, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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