Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

AI found in a commercial dairy herd in Ottawa County.

Wasn't that a week or so ago...or is this a new one?

 

[Sally PB]

Wasn't that a week or so ago...or is this a new one?

Mentioned on the news about 10 minutes ago.

 

[Folly's place]

Three announced today! Ionia, Ottawa, and Isabella. Also Montcalm.
Mary

 

[Sally PB]

Three announced today! Ionia, Ottawa, and Isabella. Also Montcalm.

All in cows?

 

[Folly's place]

Yes, all dairy herds. The Montcalm herd was likely infected from cattle from that infected Texas herd. Don't know about these new ones.
Mary

 

[fuzzi]

Well just for fun I loaded up the incubator this morning - about a dozen bantam Speckled Sussex and a few Arkansas Blue x SS. Spring is here!

The four Sussex that hatched here appear to have yellow legs, a recessive color and NOT Standard.
Oh well.

 

[Folly's place]

Whoever they are, they are very cute anyway!
Mary

 

[CedarLane]

Yes, all dairy herds. The Montcalm herd was likely infected from cattle from that infected Texas herd. Don't know about these new ones.
Mary

Wonder why it's spreading so fast? Through movement of cows from dairy to dairy or at the sale barn? Or from birds infecting the cows? I have several in-laws and friends who are dairy farmers. This is concerning.

 

[Folly's place]

We are all concerned! The Texas herd, at least was thought to be infected from wild birds. Then some animals from that first herd moved to Michigan, before the cows in Texas became obviously ill. The newest infected herds, don't know yet. Wild birds, bringing in virus on boots and tires, all the things that infect poultry facilities.
Our little flock has still been going outside, not best, but here we are. Again.
Fortunately those cattle are only a bit sick, and recovering, unlike so many birds and some other mammals.
None of this is good...
Mary

 

[CedarLane]

We are all concerned! The Texas herd, at least was thought to be infected from wild birds. Then some animals from that first herd moved to Michigan, before the cows in Texas became obviously ill. The newest infected herds, don't know yet. Wild birds, bringing in virus on boots and tires, all the things that infect poultry facilities.
Our little flock has still been going outside, not best, but here we are. Again.
Fortunately those cattle are only a bit sick, and recovering, unlike so many birds and some other mammals.
None of this is good...
Mary

So they aren't culling the dairy herds like they do the poultry farms? What about the milk?