124K Perth County turkeys ‘humanely disposed of’ as part of avian flu investigation

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Four outbreaks of avian flu near Listowel has led to the culling of approximately 124,000 turkeys.

The first outbreak of the HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) was discovered at a turkey farm near Listowel in December. By the time, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) officials completed their investigation, four outbreaks were found.

As a result, 124,000 turkeys were “humanely depopulated and disposed of” by the CFIA.

Five outbreaks were discovered near Strathroy in November, leading to the culling of 33,000 turkeys.

There are currently 50 farm based avian flu outbreaks in Canada, most of them in B.C.