A commercial turkey operation of 289,000 toms in Meeker County and a backyard flock of 17 ducks, geese and chickens in Mower County have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. The sites have been quarantined and efforts to "depopulate" the flocks have begun. Infected poultry will not reach the food system, the board said.
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