US EditionWith 8.7-million birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll and worry about the future
- British Columbia farmers are feeling relief from avian flu as of April 6, 2025.
- A highly pathogenic H5N1 strain began circulating and has caused outbreaks since 2021.
- More than 8.7 million birds in B.C. And 14.5 million nationally have been culled.
- Ray Nickel, a BC Chicken Marketing Board director, said uncertainty weighs on producers.
- The CFIA pays market value for culled animals, encouraging farmers to report outbreaks.
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With 8.7 million birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. But they also worry what the next migration of wild birds will bring this year.
With 8.7 million birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what’s next
There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms.
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER — There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds will […]
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