HPAI Confirmed in Stearns County, Minnesota Turkey Meat Bird Flock
USDA APHIS confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey meat bird flock in Stearns County, Minnesota, on September 28 (0.1 million birds). Control-area restrictions and depopulation protocols apply under the national HPAI response plan.
Why it matters: Producers near Stearns County face control-zone movement restrictions, and the detection raises regional biosecurity risk for every poultry operation, layers included, as the flock is depopulated.
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