No. of Recommendations: 6
Cross your fingers, Dope. It's on the rise, just in time for the holidays.
More avian flu on Minnesota turkey farm, backyard flocks in multiple states
Egg-laying farm hens in Indiana hit
In Indiana, an outbreak on a commercial egg-layer farm with 19,600 birds was reported in Lagrange County. Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County has noted two outbreaks of 1,200, and 2,800 birds, respectively.
In Cascade and Yellowstone counties in Montana, two small backyard flocks were affected. And Idaho also reported detections on a farm in Payette County (11,600 birds) and in a 90-bird backyard flock in Canyon County.
Avian flu activity is increasing across the county after relatively few detections this summer.
In the past 30 days, confirmations have been made in 62 flocks, including 34 commercial flocks and 28 backyard flocks, with 6.46 million birds affected in the outbreaks.
Minnesota has seen the highest jump in activity, with 17 commercial flocks, 2 backyard flocks, and almost 600,000 birds affected.cidrap.umn.edu - More avian flu minnesota turkey farm backyard flocks multiple states 