{"id":2014,"date":"2025-05-25T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/2025\/05\/25\/turkey-apocalypse-avian-flu-ravages-us-farms-millions-of-birds-at-risk\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T20:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T20:00:48","slug":"turkey-apocalypse-avian-flu-ravages-us-farms-millions-of-birds-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/2025\/05\/25\/turkey-apocalypse-avian-flu-ravages-us-farms-millions-of-birds-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Apocalypse: Avian Flu Ravages US Farms, Millions of Birds at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak is devastating turkey farms across the United States, posing a significant threat to the poultry industry. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed multiple cases of HPAI, with the most recent outbreak occurring on a commercial turkey farm in Hutchinson, South Dakota. This particular incident has already impacted 30,900 birds. Since early April, South Dakota has experienced three major HPAI outbreaks. Recent data indicates 14 HPAI cases within the U.S. over the past 30 days, affecting close to a million birds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Turkey-Apocalypse%3A-Avian-Flu-Ravages-US-Farms%2C-Millions-of-Birds-at-Risk-Image-Placement-1.jpg?alt=media\" alt=\"Turkey Apocalypse: Avian Flu Ravages US Farms, Millions of Birds at Risk - Image 1\"><\/p>\n<h3>Impact and Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The rapid spread of avian flu is raising concerns about potential economic repercussions, including increased turkey prices and supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Turkey-Apocalypse%3A-Avian-Flu-Ravages-US-Farms%2C-Millions-of-Birds-at-Risk-Image-Placement-2.jpg?alt=media\" alt=\"Turkey Apocalypse: Avian Flu Ravages US Farms, Millions of Birds at Risk - Image 2\"><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Action<\/h3>\n<p>Farmers are urged to implement strict biosecurity measures to protect their flocks and prevent further spread of the virus. These measures include limiting visitors, disinfecting equipment, and monitoring bird health closely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Turkey-Apocalypse%3A-Avian-Flu-Ravages-US-Farms%2C-Millions-of-Birds-at-Risk-Image-Placement-3.jpg?alt=media\" alt=\"Turkey Apocalypse: Avian Flu Ravages US Farms, Millions of Birds at Risk - Image 3\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avian flu outbreak devastates US turkey farms, impacting millions. USDA confirms cases; biosecurity urged to curb spread and economic impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Turkey-Apocalypse%3A-Avian-Flu-Ravages-US-Farms%2C-Millions-of-Birds-at-Risk-Image-Placement-1.jpg?alt=media","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-2014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}