Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a large commercial dairy located in central Michigan. The herd, located in Montcalm County, recently received cattle from an affected premises in Texas.
Dr. Nora Wineland, Michigan’s state veterinarian, says the cattle left Texas on March 7 and did not appear ill. “The first animals that were noticed to be ill were on March 20th,” she says. “And then the diagnosis, the initial screening diagnosis was on the 26th.”
Tim Slawinski, director of Michigan’s Bureau of Food Safety and Animal Health says this does not impact the safety of the commercial milk supply.
