Minnesota loses 1 million turkeys in bird flu outbreaks

Turkey farmers in Minnesota, the No. 1 turkey-producing state, lost more than 557,000 turkeys in 12 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this week, said the Agriculture Department on Wednesday. Total losses in the two weeks since the first outbreak was reported on March 25 are slightly over 1 million turkeys. Minnesota produced 40.5… » Read More

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