The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported another dairy herd infected with H5N1, making a total of six herds infected in the state. The latest case was discovered in a herd of 520 cows in Sioux County, the fourth such outbreak in this county. Single herds in Plymouth County and O’Brien County have also contracted the virus.
In response to the outbreaks, the Iowa Department of Agriculture has urged poultry producers and dairy farmers in the state to enhance their biosecurity measures.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig has requested federal aid for affected poultry and dairy farms, including compensation for culled dairy cattle, loss of dairy production and updated indemnity tables for poultry to reflect fair market values of impacted birds and eggs.
