Last week I wrote about a Texas egg producer halting business after the discovery of a positive test for bird flu in the chickens. The pause in operations was described as temporary.
Cal Maine Foods is a major national egg producer with locations across the country, many of which are in Texas. When the Farwell, Texas poultry facility announced its action, the story made headlines.
The facility is required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to depopulate 1.6M laying hens and 337,000 pullets. The Farwell facility is located in the Texas Panhandle. The hens involved comprise about 3.8% of the company’s flock as of last month.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reassured Texans that safety measures and pasteurization protocols ensure that dairy products are not affected by the bird flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that a Texas…
