The average flock sizes of the affected farms differed considerably; 13 of the 45 affected farms had less than 100,000 hen places. Photo: Bert Jansen
Following 2015, the US was again hit by a devastating outbreak of the avian influenza virus in 2022. In the first 6 months of the year there was still some resemblance to what had happened in 2015, but its further course showed significant differences. Poultry World has done a detailed analysis of laying hen inventories, egg production and prices. A closer look at 2022 showed that, strictly speaking, these were 2 separate waves of avian influenza, which also showed different spatial patterns.
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