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    Federal indictments were issued for known cockfighting pits in Kentucky. Bird flu was detected in both commercial and backyard poultry flocks as well as wild birds in Kentucky in 2022, posing a threat to the state's $1.2 billion poultry industry which produces over 1 billion eggs and raises over 300 million broiler chickens annually on 880 large commercial farms.

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    Map of alleged cockfighting rings throughout Kentucky.

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    Federal indictments were issued for known cockfighting pits in Kentucky. Bird flu was detected in both commercial and backyard poultry flocks as well as wild birds in Kentucky in 2022, posing a threat to the state's $1.2 billion poultry industry which produces over 1 billion eggs and raises over 300 million broiler chickens annually on 880 large commercial farms.

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    Federal indictments were issued for known cockfighting pits in Kentucky. Bird flu was detected in both commercial and backyard poultry flocks as well as wild birds in Kentucky in 2022, posing a threat to the state's $1.2 billion poultry industry which produces over 1 billion eggs and raises over 300 million broiler chickens annually on 880 large commercial farms.

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    Known Kentucky cockfighting pits

    Federal indictments

    Not indicted cockpits


    Bird flu H5N1 in Kentucky Poultry & wild birds Kentucky poultry industry
    ▪ $1.2 billion industry
    Backyard Oct 22 (320 birds, 2 flocks) ▪ 308 million boilers (#8 in US)
    ▪ 1.2 billion eggs
    Commercial broiler (231 K) & ▪ 880 large commercial farms
    Commercial turkey (53K); Feb 22
    23 Wild bird detections in Dec 22 (5); Oct 22 (3);
    July m22 (1); March 22 (4); Feb 22 (10)

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