Minnesota farmers warned to prepare for deadly avian influenza

According to the state Agriculture Department, Minnesota has about 550 commercial turkey operations and more than 3,000 poultry farms. In the 2015 outbreak, 110 farms were affected. Most were turkey growers, but the virus also hit some large chicken flocks.

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