By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times staff
GAINESVILLE, Ga. ‑ Illinois and Indiana ‑ two Midwest states that banned movement of poultry within the state in response to the earlier outbreak of avian influenza – have lifted those bans.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that ravaged the Midwest resulted in the deaths of 48 million birds, particularly in the turkey and egg layer industries.
This caused states to cancel poultry shows and exhibits at state and county fairs. At one point during the AI outbreak. . .