State fairs ban live poultry exhibits amid influenza concern

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Officials hope to quell the transmission of disease by limiting transport of flocks.

Due to the avian influenza outbreak of early 2015, some state fairs have opted not to allow live poultry exhibits so as to avoid possible transmission of the disease. dvm360 Content Specialist Katie James reports from the Kansas State Fair.

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