2.75 Million Chickens To Be Culled , as Bird Flu Spreads Through <br />U.S. Farms.<br />These 2.75 million egg-laying chickens are all located in Wisconsin.<br />The decision to cull the birds was made after the avian flu was detected by testing.<br />According to reports, <br />the detected strain of <br />avian flu is extremely deadly.<br />Altogether, the number of culled chickens and turkeys in the U.S. since February has reached 6.7 million birds.<br />The outbreak is the most severe in seven years.<br />In 2015, avian flu resulted in the deaths of almost 50 million birds in the U.S.<br />Due to the outbreaks, poultry exports from the U.S. have been curtailed.<br />Both Mexico and China <br />have refused American exports <br />that originate in states where <br />the outbreaks have occurred.<br />The U.S. is not the only nation currently experiencing avian flu outbreaks across its poultry farms.<br />In North America, <br />Canada has also <br />reported outbreaks.<br />Other continents with reported outbreaks include Asia, .<br />Africa ...<br />and Europe.<br />In Europe, close to four million birds have been culled in France this year.<br />The outbreaks have strained the supply of poultry in the nation, .<br />and increased production costs, due in part to the war in Ukraine
