Thousands of turkeys affected after bird flu hits Pennsylvania’s popular Jaindl Farms

NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A well-liked Lehigh Valley turkey farm needed to destroy 1000’s of turkeys after the fowl flu illness was detected in a flock.

David Jaindl of Jaindl Farms in Orefield, Pa. says 14,000 turkeys had been affected.

In keeping with the USDA, the company that tracks the circumstances, 21 industrial flocks have been affected in Pennsylvania.

Comparable outbreaks are occurring throughout the nation.

Previous to the influence, Jaindl sat down for an interview the place he spoke concerning the flu and inflation.

“It is robust as a result of the product is proscribed throughout the nation so you are going to see greater costs this yr,” Jaindl mentioned.

Authorities are establishing a management space and surveillance zone across the farm to hopefully forestall the flu from spreading.

Lots of the Jaindl turkeys meant for Thanksgiving had been processed earlier than the outbreak, Jaindl mentioned.

Jaindl has equipped turkeys to the White Home up to now.

“We’re assured that we’ll have an ample provide of turkeys for the Thanksgiving vacation,” Jaindl mentioned.

Jaindl says fowl flu points have reached 46 states and have affected 50 million birds throughout the nation since February.

The fowl flu and inflation are mountain climbing the prices of turkeys throughout the nation.

Information from the USDA exhibits a dramatic enhance in the price of contemporary turkey after the 2015 fowl flu outbreak — and a good greater leap after this yr’s outbreaks.

Pennsylvania poultry operations proceed to expertise threats from extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The illness is extremely contagious to birds and nearly at all times deadly, in line with the state Division of Agriculture.

In keeping with the CDC, there aren’t any experiences of any human circumstances of the avian flu in the USA.