Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.

Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising.

Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022. Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising. The average ...

Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly were egg-laying chickens. Just since the start of the year, more than 30 million egg layers have been killed.

That eclipsed January's record-high price of $4.95. Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens. Just since the start of the year, more than ...

Despite months of egg shortages caused by the loss of almost 2 million layer hens to bird flu, the value of Australian egg production in 2024-25 is about to crack a record $1.4 billion.

Since 2022, the disease has affected more than 166 million birds, including 127 million egg layers. This has resulted in a consistent annual loss of about 11 percent of the national laying flock. By ...

Diseases can also be inadvertently spread by humans through dirt on their shoes. About 10 per cent of egg-laying hens have been eliminated from the national flock, with the effects cascading ...

The USDA will expand its highly successful Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments to producers across the nation, beginning with egg-layer facilities, to safeguard farms from the cause of 83% of HPAI ...