1.35 million chickens killed on Ohio egg farm due to bird flu

COLUMBUS, Ohio: To stop the spread of bird flu, more than 1.3 million chickens will be killed on Ohio's Union County egg farm after a case was confirmed in the flock this week, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The outbreak, which began in early 2022, saw 8.1 million birds being killed this year to help control the spread of the disease, and 5.8 million of those have come just this month as several large