The variety of birds in industrial poultry and gamebird operations to be lost to extremely pathogenic bird influenza (HPAI) in the United States in 2022 is progressively approaching 50 million, with 25 of the 50 states having at least one verified case of HPAI.
A Few Of those 25 afflicted states have actually been much harder struck. Below is a list that ranks the states by the number of birds have actually been lost as an outcome of HPAI infections. The info utilized to assemble this list was acquired from the United States Department of Farming (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Assessment Service (APHIS) along with some state farming companies. This list consists of the verified cases of HPAI as much as November 8.
An earlier post that ranked each state on the variety of flocks impacted by HPAI likewise appears on WATTPoultry.com, however considering that flock sizes differ, the rankings amongst the 2 lists are various.
1. Iowa
Iowa has actually lost more than 3 times as numerous birds than any other state at almost 15.5 million. While Iowa ranks 5th in regards to the variety of flocks impacted, the typical size of the flocks lost have actually been bigger. 2 afflicted layer flocks included more than 5 million laying hens each, while 3 others have actually included more than a million. Another afflicted flock consisted of 915,900 birds. The very first case in the state was verified on March 6, while the most current case was verified on November 6.
2. Nebraska
Like Iowa, Nebraska’s rank in regards to bird losses far exceeds its rank in regards to flock losses. Nebraska connected with Missouri as the state with the tenth most flocks lost, however the size of some impacted flocks has actually made a huge distinction. The state has actually lost more than 5 million birds, consisting of a layer flock of 2.1 million hens and another with 1.7 million hens. 2 big broiler flocks that jointly included 988,500 birds likewise pressed those numbers up. These cases were all verified in between March 22 and October 18.
3. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, which has actually had actually 23 flocks impacted, ranks 3rd in regards to both flocks lost and birds lost. The state has actually up until now lost about 4.32 million birds, however that number does not consist of the birds in a flock where HPAI was verified on November 8 since info worrying the size of that flock has actually not been launched. 2 of the state’s impacted flocks have actually included more than 1 million laying hens, while another consisted of 879,400 laying hens.
4. Colorado
On the heels of Pennsylvania is Colorado, with losses of about 4.29 million. 3 of the impacted flocks have actually included more than 1 million laying hens, with the biggest of those consisting of 1.94 million.
5. Minnesota
Minnesota has actually had more flocks impacted than any other state with 77. Many of those flocks have actually included industrial turkey operations with smaller sized numbers than a lot of layer flocks. Approximately 3.8 million birds have actually been lost, with the biggest afflicted flock including 287,500 turkeys.
6. Ohio
Ohio has just had actually one flock impacted by HPAI, however that was an industrial layer flock of 3,748,500 birds, simply shy of the overall quantity of birds lost in 77 Minnesota flocks.
7. Wisconsin
Wisconsin, which has actually lost the seventh most flocks, likewise ranks seventh in regards to birds lost at simply over 3.3 million. The huge bulk of those birds remained in a flock of 2.75 million layers in Jefferson County. An overall of 11 flocks in the state have actually been impacted in 2022.
8. Utah
Utah, which ranks 4th amongst states relating to flock losses at 19, ranks 8th for birds lost at 2.1 million, with the majority of those being from a flock of 1.5 million laying hens in Cache County. All other cases in the state have actually included turkey operations in Sanpete County.
9. South Dakota
South Dakota, which ranks 2nd for flocks lost to HPAI at 44, ranked ninth for birds lost at about 1.83 million. Most of the impacted flocks have actually been turkey farms, however the biggest case in the state included 120,300 laying hens.
10. Maryland
4 flocks in Maryland have actually been impacted by HPAI, with the biggest including 663,400 laying hens, and the tiniest including 139,300 broilers. The state’s overall bird losses total up to about 1.76 million.
11. Delaware
Delaware has actually had 3 verified HPAI cases in 2022, with those 3 flocks jointly including 1.44 million birds.
12. California
California has actually had actually 14 flocks impacted by HPAI, jointly including 679,500 birds. The biggest afflicted flock included 161,700 industrial turkeys in Tuolumne County.
13. North Carolina
The 9 flocks lost in North Carolina jointly consisted of 481,400 birds. Of those, the biggest one had 216,000 broilers.
14. Missouri
Missouri has actually lost 434,500 birds amongst 6 flocks. The most significant of those was the very first case to be verified in the state– a flock of 294,800 broilers in Stoddard County.
15. Kentucky
2 Kentucky flocks have actually been impacted by HPAI and 284,700 birds have actually been lost. The biggest of those 2 was a flock of 231,400 broilers in Fulton County.
16. North Dakota
All 5 of North Dakota’s HPAI cases remained in industrial turkey flocks, with 235,600 birds impacted. The most significant of those 5 flocks had 69,100 turkeys.
17. Indiana
Indiana was the state where 2022’s very first HPAI case in industrial poultry appeared, and 8 other cases followed. The state has actually lost 189,400 birds, with the biggest afflicted flock consisting of 48,200 industrial turkeys.
18. Arkansas
The one HPAI case in Arkansas in 2022, an industrial broiler breeder pullet flock, included 56,000 birds.
19. Michigan
A flock of 35,100 industrial turkeys in Muskegon County was the website of Michigan’s only HPAI case.
20. Mississippi
The most current state to be included the list of states with industrial flocks contaminated by HPAI is Mississippi, which on November 5 had an industrial flock of 34,900 broiler breeders contaminated.
21. Oklahoma
A business broiler breeder flock of 13,800 birds in Sequoyah County is the just verified case of HPAI to date in 2022 in Oklahoma.
22. Idaho
Gooding County, Idaho, was where an upland gamebird operation was impacted by HPAI, making it the state’s just verified case. Impacted were 9,000 birds.
23. Kansas
A business turkey breeder hen flock in McPherson County has actually been Kansas’ only HPAI case. This flock included 6,900 birds.
24. New York City
New york city’s only HPAI case in an industrial operation impacted 6,000 upland gamebirds.
25. Texas
Like Idaho and New York City, Texas’ only case of HPAI included upland gamebirds. In this case, 1,700 birds were impacted.
To read more about HPAI cases in industrial poultry flocks in the United States and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
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