Bird Flu Halts Egg Production at Cal-Maine Foods Plant in Texas

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The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said it temporarily stopped production at a Texas plant due to bird flu. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. destroyed a significant number of chickens after the infection was found at the facility. The virus was also detected at a poultry facility in Michigan.

The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens. Cal-Maine Foods , Inc. destroyed approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, about 3.

6% of its total flock, after the infection was detected at the facility in Parmer County, Texas. The virus was also found at a poultry facility in Michigan.

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