Avian influenza risks increase with fall migration

All poultry owners, regardless of flock size, should practice appropriate biosecurity to protect from HPAI.
All poultry owners, regardless of flock size, should practice appropriate biosecurity to protect from HPAI.

Take measures to mitigate the spread of HPAI as a flock owner or a hunter.

The fall migratory bird season has arrived, bringing an increased risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza to domestic birds.

On Sept. 1, a commercial turkey operation in LaMoure County, North Dakota, was confirmed to have HPAI.

This is the first recorded case in North Dakota this fall.

Both commercial producer…