The International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) scheduled in Atlanta, Ga. will proceed as planned, despite a recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry operation in the northern part of the state.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture on Friday suspended all poultry exhibitions that display live birds, shows, swaps, meets and sales after a flock in Elbert County tested positive for the disease. However, GDA Commissioner Tyler Harper confirmed. . .