Avian flu at Va. farm prompts more testing

HARRISONBURG — More than 50,000 turkeys on a farm west of Mount Jackson tested positive for avian flu antibodies, prompting additional testing and surveillance at area poultry farms, officials said.

The infected birds will be killed and composted on site, said Hobey Bauhan, president of the Virginia Poultry Federation

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