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'We've seen this before': Bird flu again hits Wisconsin poultry farms

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (587+ words) Two new cases were confirmed in southeastern Wisconsin Friday. Local officials say the repeated outbreaks are a strain on resources, residents. Two large-scale commercial poultry farms in southeastern Wisconsin have been hit with avian flu, each with roughly 1.5 million birds…...

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Wisconsin hatchery owner sees seasonal avian flu as the ‘new normal’

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (636+ words) While avian flu rates are lower than this time last year, rates are rising among backyard and commercial flocks Birds from a backyard chicken flock in Racine were recent casualties in a string of bird flu cases in Wisconsin this…...

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Hundreds of fish killed by manure runoff in Monroe County

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (602+ words) Intense rains caused manure runoff into several waterways, including the Kickapoo River Manure runoff from a dairy farm in Monroe County killed hundreds of fish in nearby waterways, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The agency first received…...