Nathan Marchal of St. Henry gathers eggs in the poultry barn during the 2013 Mercer County Fairgrounds. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has banned all poultry exhibitions - including those at all county fairs - due to the ongoing spread of avian flu in the U.S. File photo.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has canceled all live bird exhibits at county and independent fairs this year to protect the state's $2.3 billion poultry industry from the avian influenza outbreak. [
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