14.04.2015

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in an additional eight commercial turkey flocks in Minnesota. There are 22 total confirmed cases in Minnesota. Minnesota is the nation’s largest turkey producer at 46 million birds annually.
The affected flocks are in:

Kandiyohi County – 30,000 turkeys (4th detection in the county)
La Sueur County – 21,500 turkeys (1st detection in the county)
Meeker County – 25,000 turkeys (2nd detection in the county)
Meeker County – 20,000 turkeys (3rd detection in the county)
Stearns County – 76,000 turkeys (5th detection in the county)
Swift County – 160,000 turkeys (1st detection in the county)
Swift County – 154,000 turkeys (2nd detection in the county)
Redwood County – 56,000 turkeys (1st detection in the county)
Seven of the eight afflicted Minnesota farms are suppliers to Hormel Foods, the nation’s second largest turkey processor.