SPRINGDALE, Ark. — As avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to ravage poultry populations across the country after an ...

So far, he said, there is no significant concern for domestic flocks or human transmission in Arkansas. The main issue they’re seeing right now, Reid said, is cases of bird flu in snow geese.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating a bird flu outbreak at an Arkansas broiler operation in Clay County as well as in some backyard flocks across the state. According to the Animal and ...

More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the ...

Past cases since 2022 have only been from wild birds. The county said there is no risk of the virus spreading to other animals or humans from this flock because all the birds were either already ...

When bird flu is detected, the flocks need to be depopulated because the current strain ... To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or ...

Egg prices rise due to bird flu and holiday demand, but experts say supply will rebound as conditions improve.