Gratiot County, Michigan, has had two industrial meat turkey flocks affected by H5N1 extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in lower than a week.
The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS) introduced that the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a flock of 26,400 turkeys on Could 2. HPAI was confirmed in one other industrial turkey flock in that county on April 26, with 27,700 birds in that flock.
This marks the tenth industrial poultry operation in Michigan misplaced in the course of the 2022-24 HPAI outbreak. Of these seven have been confirmed in 2024. The state misplaced two industrial flocks in 2023 and one in 2024.
Dairy herds additionally hit by H5N1
The H5N1 virus has not solely been current in poultry operations in Michigan, but in addition in industrial dairy operations within the state.
Based on APHIS, between March 29 and April 17, six Michigan dairy herds have been affected by the virus. APHIS didn’t disclose the counties the place these bovine instances had been confirmed, however the Michigan Division of Agriculture and Rural Growth has recognized the next counties: Ottawa, Ionia, Isabella and Montcalm.
To study extra about HPAI instances in industrial poultry flocks in america, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.Â
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