The presence of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in 4 U.S. industrial poultry flocks on November 12.
Three of these flocks are in California, whereas the opposite is in Utah.
In accordance with info from america Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS), the largest of these affected flocks was a industrial desk egg layer operation in Kern County, which had 2,155,100 birds concerned.
The opposite two California flocks are in Fresno County. Certainly one of these was a industrial broiler flock of 237,700 chickens and a flock of 34,800 industrial turkey breeder substitute toms.
The Utah flock, positioned in Piute County, concerned 37,500 industrial meat turkeys.
Up to now in 2024, California has 15 industrial poultry flocks affected by H5N1 HPAI, three of which have been in Fresno County. That is the first case of HPAI in Kern County through the 2022-24 outbreak.
Utah has had two flocks affected by HPAI in 2024, with the different one being a industrial laying hen operation in Cache County, the place the presence of the virus was confirmed on October 15.
Each states have additionally been scuffling with circumstances of H5N1 in industrial dairy operations, with the state of affairs in California being essentially the most extreme. In the course of the previous 30 days, California has had 173 circumstances, whereas Utah has had 13, in line with APHIS.
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To study extra about HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry flocks in america, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.Â
