Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Piles of dead chickens dumped in Greenfield field
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A Greenfield resident contacted the WCP regarding dead chickens being dumped in a field on Shafter Road in Greenfield on Feb. 13. The caller stated that four poultry trucks had dumped dead chickens in the middle of a field and that he thought “it was criminal” of them…
Read MoreAvian Influenza detected in chicken flock farm in Greenfield
A press release on Friday, January 20, from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture stated that the Tennessee State Veterinarian is reporting a detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial broiler chicken flock at a farm in Weakley County. Following a sudden spike in bird deaths, lab tests confirmed the presence of H5N1…
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