# How are egg farmers preparing for a potential bird flu outbreak?

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-06-22T05:41:45+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/how-are-egg-farmers-preparing-for-a-bird-flu-outbreak/106828344
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## Resource

The H5N1 bird flu strain has had a devastating impact on overseas poultry industries resulting in over 200 million chickens either culled or destroyed in the US alone since 2021. So now that deadly virus has hit Australian shores, what would an outbreak mean for our egg industry and how are farmers preparing?

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