Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm

Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility.
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.
Bird Flu Has Hit Long Island’s Oldest Duck Farm
Suffolk County health officials announced that they found bird flu at the last remaining commercial duck farm on Long Island, as reported by Newsday. Crescent Duck Farm is having to euthanize its flock of nearly 99,
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.
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 Suffolk County facility. Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has played host to numerous state and federal officials and inspectors after the discovery last week,
New York 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.
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