Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, is caused by influenza viruses that spread between birds. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, bird flu is common in wild birds, especially waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors.

Over 2.8 million egg laying hens have been killed after a bird flu outbreak in Jackson County. It’s the largest appearance in Indiana of the infectious agent avian influenza since the strain was first spotted in 2022. Seymour based Rose Acre Farms confirmed the outbreak to Hoosier Ag Today in a statement:

A devastating avian flu outbreak in Jackson County has resulted in the culling of 2.8 million egg-laying hens. This marks the

One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Rose Acre Farms, the nation's second largest egg producer, said yesterday that tests have confirmed avian flu at its facility in Seymour, Indiana, which could further stretch the supply of eggs as commercial farms in several states continue to battle the spread of the H5N1 virus.

SEYMOUR, Ind. (WISH) — About 2.8 million egg laying hens had to be killed because of a bird flu outbreak in Jackson County. It’s the largest outbreak since the state first started seeing cases of this specific bird flu strain back in 2022.

Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its southern Indiana facility.

A southern Indiana egg farm with millions of birds reported positive cases of bird flu. Cort Acre egg farm on East County Road in Seymour reported the cases. The farm is owned by Rose Acre Farms, which is the second largest egg producer in the country.

One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the company said in a statement Tuesday.