A USDA researcher says hobbyists and others with backyard poultry flocks need to do what they can to protect their birds from avian influenza.
Dr. Julianna Lenoch with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service tells Brownfield the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain can be transmitted from wild migratory birds and can affect the health of any sized flock. “The hobbyist and those who might have just hens in the back yard, please be careful.
