So far, 25 dairy herds and millions of birds are known to have been exposed to the virus in Michigan. That’s according to officials from the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Speaking during a joint state Senate and House committee meeting… department director Tim Boring says Michigan is working to secure grant dollars for those affected by the outbreak.
“For 20 dairy farms across the state of providing $28,000 to affected farms coordinated, with USDA, around building out cooperation in response to animal and public health research ongoing for farms.”
Boring says most bird flu cases in Michigan are clustered within farms located in the western and central regions of the state.
