Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest
February 24, 2025
February 24, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 24 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks - natural carriers of avian influenza - stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks.
The finding, from a Feb. 18 study published in the journal Scientific Reports, takes an imp . . .
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Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks - natural carriers of avian influenza - stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks.
The finding, from a Feb. 18 study published in the journal Scientific Reports, takes an imp . . .