Talking Turkey: Should spring hunters be on the lookout for bird flu?

'Be careful out there': spring migration raises bird flu concerns

As spring migration brings thousands of birds back to northern Ontario, concerns over avian influenza are on the rise.

Talking Turkey: Should spring hunters be on the lookout for bird flu?

At this point, I think everyone knows about bird flu. We know its causing a problem with chickens and can be an issue with wild birds like ducks and geese. But as the spring turkey hunting season gets going across Michigan, do we have to worry about gobblers, too? "Well, the good news is we haven't had any detections in wild turkeys in Michigan," Julie Melotti, wildlife pathologist with the Department of Natural Resources, told me. "We've tested…

Weekly global protein digest: US Senators push USDA to expand bird flu strategy to cover turkeys, dairy cows

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