1.2 Million Chickens Will Be Culled at Iowa Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found

1.2 Million Chickens Will Be Culled at Iowa Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found
Chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm in Iowa on Oct. 21, 2015. Charlie Neibergall/AP
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About 1.2 million chickens in Taylor County, Iowa will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of bird flu after the virus was detected at a commercial egg-laying facility, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reported on Nov. 10.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza also infected a backyard flock in Iowa’s Jones County, with 23 mixed-species birds, the state agency said.