Rembrandt Foods, one of the nation’s largest egg suppliers, said Thursday a 5.5 million egg-laying facility in Buena Vista County is believed to be infected with avian influenza.
It was one of five new bird-flu cases the Iowa Department of Agriculture reported Thursday. It pushes to 17 the total number of outbreaks of bird flu. An estimated 15 million birds will likely be destroyed.
The 5.5 million hens at the Buena Vista County facility would be the nation’s largest single outbreak.
“Rembrandt Foods takes biosecurity and food safety very seriously,” the company said in a statement. “Our focus over the past several weeks has been to diligently implement enhanced biosecurity procedures.
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