Federal and state authorities report a confirmed case of Highly Infectious Avian Influenza in a Jessamine County backyard poultry flock.The Kentucky State Veterinarian stated that the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of bird flu in samples taken from the Jessamine County premises.
This strain of the bird flu is known to be deadly for domesticated chickens and turkeys. On December 6th, representatives at the Jessamine County location notified the Kentucky Department of Agriculture of an increase in mortality in their flock.
Testing at the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza…