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America’s largest egg producer kills 1.6 million chickens, halts production in Texas after finding bird flu
Cal-Maine Foods said it found avian influenza at a facility in Parmer County, Texas, as well as a facility in Michigan.
The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan.
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