Avian flu hits two more turkey flocks in Minnesota

 

Headline:  WATT Poultry, 10/8/2025

Roy Graber reports:

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a flock of 32,900 turkeys in Kandiyohi County on October 7, and on the following day, HPAI was confirmed in a flock of 72,500 turkeys in Becker County. 

Including these two flocks, Minnesota has had 12 commercial poultry flocks struck by HPAI so far in 2025. [emphasis added]

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