keccers
@keccers.eth
EGG SHORTAGE CURRENT STATUS RFK Jr has seeded the idea that we can let bird flu just rip through chicken flocks — the thinking is we will find the immune birds that way, and he is opposed to culling because that's how you get animal-to-human bird flu cases. The Ag Sec seems bought into this; she claims she knows farmers bought into this as well. Meanwhile public health officials say that this idea is bad, in part because there's not enough genetic diversity at these farms to have it make sense, and in part because it will explode the odds that the virus mutates to a form that allows for human to human transmission https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html Independently of what's decided on culling, Initial biosecurity improvements are underway in 10 states but it will take months before those changes have meaningful effects
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jd 🌺
@jdl
thank you for the worst news
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Omar
@dromar.eth
This what the banana industry did with the Gros Michel species which got wiped out by Fusarium. They let them get wiped and favored Cavendish which is no 90%+. But now Cavendish is facing the same with TR4 fungal infections. I think it could work if they maintained lines that you can then breed in times of new pathogens. One way to do it could be regional?
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ceej
@ceej
chickens aren't allowed in my city but if i get one who's gonna know
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Rafaello
@rafaello12
It’s not looking good
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grunt.eth
@grunt.eth
Why is RFK anywhere need Big Ag?
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Daikie.eth
@daikie
Covid mandate pendulum swinging the other way Love how public health officials rebuttal is their gene pool is so fucked the chickens couldn't survive being killed prematurely.
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