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A second stain of bird flu has been detected in dairy cows in Nevada. This strain had only been detected in wild bird and poultry, but it’s now it has spilled into cows. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the good news is that the virus has not yet been detected in the state’s commercial poultry operations.
“We do not have it in any of our commercial flocks,” said Strain. “However, the flu virus is across the state. Mostly, you see it in wildlife. In wild duck, wild geese they have consistently tested positive.”
Strain emphasized that recovery will take time, requiring the raising of new chicks, restocking poultry houses, and vaccinating hens.
“We’ve got to get these current hens, and the new hens all1011 vaccinated so we can stop the transmission of the disease.”
While no cases have been found in Louisiana’s poultry industry, officials remain vigilant. Strain says wild birds and dairy herd could infect commercial birds.
“We’ve seen it more from the dairy cows into the commercial poultry flock and generally that’s by the workers.”
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