A confirmed bird-flu case in a Sacramento County backyard flock is prompting renewed precautions for poultry owners in Rio Linda and Elverta.
Owners of chickens, ducks and other backyard birds in Rio Linda and Elverta are being encouraged to strengthen their disease-prevention practices after highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a Sacramento County backyard flock.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the detection on Oct. 5 following testing by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System and confirmation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories…