Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its Indiana facility.

Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, is caused by influenza viruses that spread between birds. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, bird flu is common in wild birds, especially waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors.

The second largest egg producer in the U.S. said its farm in Seymour, Indiana, tested positive for the avian flu. Rose Acre Farms said its Cort Acre Egg Farm started noticing deaths over the weekend.

A corporate representative with Rose Acre Farms, which is headquartered in Seymour, Indiana, has released the following statement to Hoosier Ag Today confirming that their egg production facility near Cortland,

Rose Acre Farms, the nation's second largest egg producer, said yesterday that tests have confirmed avian flu at its facility in Seymour, Indiana, which could further stretch the supply of eggs as commercial farms in several states continue to battle the spread of the H5N1 virus.

SEYMOUR, Ind. — One of the largest egg producers in the United States has confirmed cases of bird flu at one of their Indiana facilities, according to a statement released on Monday. Rose Acre Farms (RAF) has locations in seven states, but is headquartered in Seymour, Indiana.

A southern Indiana egg farm with millions of birds reported positive cases of bird flu. Cort Acre egg farm on East County Road in Seymour reported the cases. The farm is owned by Rose Acre Farms, which is the second largest egg producer in the country.

Over 2.8 million egg laying hens have been killed after a bird flu outbreak in Jackson County. It’s the largest appearance in Indiana of the infectious agent avian influenza since the strain was first spotted in 2022. Seymour based Rose Acre Farms confirmed the outbreak to Hoosier Ag Today in a statement:

One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its southern Indiana facility.

An egg farm in southern Indiana has tested positive for bird flu. Rose Acre Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the country, announced on its Facebook that its Cort Acre Egg Farm in Seymour recently tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu.

Rose Acre Farms CEO Tony Wesner said on Monday afternoon that workers recently began noticing mortality at Cort Acres and sent samples to the state lab to be tested. The tests came back positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).