(Radio Iowa) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture announced a second case of Avian Influenza has been found in a dairy cattle herd. The Department announced Friday the latest case is in Sioux County.
The first case of bird flu in an Iowa dairy herd was reported in O’Brien County. There have also been recent outbreaks in two northwest Iowa poultry flocks.
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the state is asking federal officials for assistance in compensating farmers for lost animals and lost milk and egg production. The state is also looking for support from the U-S-D-A to monitor for bird flu on dairy and poultry farms.
