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Texas / Bird Flu #749314

NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(New York: Ron Allen) The potential financial impact on chicken farmers due to the outbreak of bird flu in Texas featured; map shown of nations banning US poultry products. [Farm manager Terry THOMPSON‡- says local growers will step up the biosecurity.] [European Union Health Commissioner David BYRNE†- announces the EU’s ban.] [Agriculture economist Daniel BASSE†- says everyone in the poultry industry is running scared.] [USDA Dr. Ron DeHAVEN†- comments on the hope for lifting trade restrictions.] The government’s announcement that mad cow disease is under control noted.

Reporter(s):
Brokaw, Tom;
Allen, Ron
Duration:
00:02:00

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