Bird Flu Detected in a Backyard Flock in West Michigan

Bird flu found in backyard flock in Ottawa County

Officials have found highly pathogenic avian influenza — bird flu — in another poultry flock in Ottawa County.

Bird flu detected in a backyard flock in West Michigan

The latest detection of avian influenza follows an October 7 outbreak that affected 30,000 birds at a commercial turkey facility in the same county.

Bird Flu detected in Ottawa County poultry flock

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HPAI in Ottawa County backyard poultry

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. The state says the backyard flock is the county’s second detection of the virus this month and the fourth case since the beginning of the year. The virus has only been confirmed in West Michigan […] The post HPAI in Ottawa County backyard poultry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.