State officials worry about financial impact after bird flu cases detected in Idaho cattle

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State officials worry about financial impact after bird flu cases detected in Idaho cattle

On April 1, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture reported its first case of the bird flu in cattle in Cassia County. And on Monday, the department confirmed a second herd in Cassia County is positive for the bird flu. Pictured in this file photo are uninfected dairy cows drinking water from a trough in Fruitland, Idaho. | Courtesy Kirsten Strough/U.S. Department of Agriculture (Idaho Capital Sun) — As cases of highly pathogenic avian influe…