Backyard chicken owners have a role to play in preventing spread of avian flu, expert says - CBC.ca

With a deadly strain of avian flu spreading across North America, experts in B.C. say everyone needs to do their part to stop it from taking hold here. That means people with backyard chickens need to protect their flocks, no matter how small.

B.C. poultry farmers are working hard to keep the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza from their flocks and they're asking backyard chicken owners to do the same.  So far, one wild bird in British… [+2253 chars]

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