Virginia has banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July following the discovery of suspected avian flu antibodies in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm.
State veterinarian Richard Wilkes issued an order canceling all sales July 9, said Elaine Lidholm, a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The ban remains in effect until July 30.
Wilkes also issued a ban in 17 counties on the transfer and application of poultry litter, a combination of floor shavings and manure that is either processed into fertilizer or spread directly on fields.
Read the full Associated Press story here.
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