In the Central Valley, the state's Department of Food and Agriculture says 34 total dairy farms have had bird flu infections in their dairy herds
MANTECA â A bird flu outbreak is impacting California's dairy production.In the Central Valley, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says 34 total dairy farms have had bird flu, otherwise known as H5-N1, infections in their dairy herds, and that number will go up. Dairy farmers like those at Dutra Farms in Manteca are working to keep the bird flu out. This farm has been affected by the outbreak.Farmers said their priority is the cows and keeping them healthy.
We asked the CDFA if they could tell us exactly what farms or what counties have detected the bird flu. They would not say and responded with:'Practicing enhanced biosecurity reduces disease spread, thereby protecting both animal and public health.â¯In some areas, disclosing the county would effectively disclose the location of an affected dairy.''It would be nice to know proximity, but as far as who it is, probably not,' Haworth said.
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