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Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu
Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu With the avian flu detected in nearly half the states across the country, it has posed an unexpected price hike for consumers looking to purchase poultry, eggs, and other produce in advance of the spring holidays. Earlier this year, upwards of 25 states announced a rise in positive cases of a dangerous, easily-transmissible strain of avian flu. According to reports, the outbreak of bird flu has led to an unexpected rise in grocery bills, specifically on the price of meat and eggs, which have doubled in some states over the past several months since the flu was first recorded. The price hi…

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by Zak Failla
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Thousands Of Pheasants, Ducks At Sag Harbor Farm Euthanized Over Bird Fears Thousands Of Pheasants, Ducks At Sag Harbor Farm Euthanized Over Bird Fears
Thousands Of Pheasants, Ducks At Sag Harbor Farm Euthanized Over Bird Fears Thousands of pheasants and mallards were euthanized on Long Island due to an avian flu outbreak, the farm’s owner told Daily Voice. Suffolk County resident Dave Schellinger, age 80, of Sag Harbor, who owns Spring Farm, on Clay Pit Road, just off the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, said he plans to close the 82-year-old farm now that his birds are gone. "It's sad," he said. "But at least the flu is of no danger to the public." Schellinger believes his birds were infected by ducks -- which are carriers -- and other fowl who land in the duck pond on the farm. The flock consisted of p…

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by Kathy Reakes