Fujian H5N2 Minnesota Spread – Kandiyohi Co 25 Turkey Farms
Recombinomics.com
April 29, 2015
The above April 29 APHIS list adds11 farm outbreaks confirmed on April 28 (see H5N2 map). 7 were in Minnesota incluidng 4 more in Kandiyohi, increasing the listed total to 23. However, the BAH list had 4 more farms, incluing two more in Kandiyohi, increasing the total to 25. The additional arms include a 7th turkey farm in Meeker County, as well as the 12th arm in Stearns County, which is the first layer farm in Stearns County.
Two large layer farms in Sioux County (3.7 million and 1.7 million have now been H5N2 confirmed and appear to have impacted Michael’s Food, an acquisition by Post Holdings, who announced the H5N2 infection of supplier Iowa farms with 5.5 million layers.
In addition, a third Barron County farm in Wisconsin (108,000 turkeys) was announced in a Department of Agriculture TCP press release.
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