Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the ...
Crescent Duck Farm, the century-old producer of the iconic Long Island duck, is battling to survive after a bird flu outbreak in its Aquebogue facility. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.
Suffolk County health officials announced that they found bird flu at the last remaining commercial duck farm on Long Island, as reported by Newsday. Crescent Duck Farm is having to euthanize its ...