The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the flock.
Crescent Duck Farm, the century-old producer of the iconic Long Island duck, is battling to survive after a bird flu outbreak in its Aquebogue facility. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of Crescent Duck ...
A farm in the Long Island area of New York has been forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak.