Pig farmers are concerned swine could be susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie in southeast Minnesota tells Brownfield there are many unknowns with the virus crossing species.
“We always take precautions, but there haven’t been any extra precautions as far as bird flu goes, in our swine herd.”
Tim Waibel has a hog operation near Courtland in south-central Minnesota and says an HPAI outbreak in swine could hurt an already weak market.
