Watt Poultry New cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry have been reported in the United States and Canada. Those include three flocks in Minnesota, two in Utah and one in British Columbia.
Avian influenza in Minnesota
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported that the presence of HPAI was confirmed in three commercial flocks in Minnesota on October 14. The largest of the three flocks was in Meeker County, where 92,000 commercial meat turkeys were affected. In Stearns County, another flock of commercial meat turkeys was struck by the virus, with 61,000 turkeys involved in that situation.