Bird flu outbreak hits Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue; 99,000 birds being euthanized
Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.
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Bird Flu Is Wiping Out the City’s Duck Supply
There was nothing else we could use.” But now, Crescent’s future is in jeopardy. As the RiverheadLocal reported this week, a bird-flu outbreak had forced Crescent to shut down operations ...
Bird flu detected on Long Island farm. Health officials say risk to public remains minimal.
NEW YORK -- Bird flu has been detected at a commercial farm on Long Island. Suffolk County health officials say the farm owner reported signs of the illness in his poultry flock early last week. Test ...
Bird flu ravages Long Island’s last major duck farm; 100,000 birds to be killed
Nearly 100,000 ducks will be killed at Long Island’s last major commercial duck farm after bird flu was detected at the ...
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New York farm forced to kill entire flock of 100,000 ducks amid bird flu outbreak
AQUEBOGUE, Long Island -- A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of Crescent ...
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Bird flu forces Long Island, N.Y., farm to kill 100,000 ducks
Jan. 23 (UPI) --The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests. The U.S. Department of ...
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Long Island farm forced to kill entire flock of 100,000 ducks amid bird flu outbreak
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.