The variety of birds to misplaced to extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2023 was a lot much less extreme in 2023 than it was through the earlier yr, going from roughly 57.6 million birds to about 21.5 million.

The variety of states to lose birds to HPAI additionally declined. Nevertheless, 21 states nonetheless had business operations affected.

In accordance with info supplied by america Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS), that is how the states ranked by way of birds misplaced:

1. Ohio

Ohio misplaced extra birds to HPAI in 2023 than another state, with a complete of 6,085,600. These losses occurred amongst six flock infections. Three of these flocks had greater than 1 million birds concerned, with the most important of these together with greater than 2.6 million laying hens. One yr in the past, Ohio misplaced about 3.75 million birds to HPAI.

2. California

With 4,528,100 birds affected by HPAI, California ranked second nationally by way of hen losses in 2023. It is a sharp enhance when in comparison with 2022, when the state misplaced 707,000 birds. Of the 21 business flocks affected by HPAI throughout 2023, the most important of these concerned 1,358,600 laying hens.

3. Iowa

Iowa, which misplaced extra birds to HPAI in 2022, had a greater yr in 2023. Throughout the latest yr, the state misplaced 2,894,200 birds, in comparison with greater than 15.9 million in 2022. Two of the flocks misplaced in 2023 concerned greater than 1 million birds, with the most important involving 1.6 million.

4. Minnesota

Minnesota misplaced 2,118,300 head of economic poultry in 2023. It had 34 flocks affected through the yr, most of which concerned turkeys. The state’s lone layer flock affected included 940,000 hens.

5. Kansas

With 5 flocks affected by HPAI in 2023, Kansas misplaced 1,532,800 birds in 2023. The most important of the state’s affected flocks concerned 800,000 birds. Throughout the earlier yr, Kansas solely misplaced 6,900 business birds.

6. South Dakota

Whereas South Dakota had extra flocks affected by HPAI than any different state in 2023, it ranked sixth by way of hen losses at 1,353,620. That is a significant drop from 2022, when South Dakota misplaced practically 4 million birds. The state’s largest flock misplaced throughout 2023 concerned 78,200 business meat turkeys.

7. Oregon

Oregon didn’t have any losses of economic poultry in 2022, however in 2023 it misplaced two flocks, which collectively amounted to 754,200 birds. Each have been business broiler flocks.

8. Alabama

Alabama additionally misplaced two flocks to HPAI in 2023, with hen losses amounting to 354,400. The bigger of the 2 affected flocks was an upland gamebird operation, which concerned 306,500 birds. The opposite flock included broiler breeder pullets. Alabama didn’t have any HPAI circumstances in business operations in 2022.

9. Wisconsin

Wisconsin had 307,300 birds affected by HPAI in 2023, and all of these have been business meat turkeys. The state’s HPAI hen losses have been far more extreme in 2022, when about 3.3 million birds have been misplaced.

10. Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania misplaced 298,100 business birds in 2023 amongst seven business flocks. Two of the affected flocks concerned within the neighborhood of 98,000 birds – a type of was a business broiler operation and the opposite was a business upland gamebird operation. Pennsylvania’s HPAI hen losses in 2022 have been additionally far more extreme, with near 4.4 million birds misplaced.

11. Tennessee

Tennessee misplaced 267,800 head of economic poultry in 2023 when a single broiler operation was struck by HPAI. In contrast, the state misplaced 83,500 birds in three flock infections in 2022.

12. Arkansas

Arkansas’ business poultry losses to HPAI in 2023 amounted to 255,100 birds amongst 4 flocks that concerned broilers, broiler breeder pullets and meat turkeys.

13. Maryland

In a single single flock an infection in a business broiler operation, Maryland’s hen losses in 2023 amounted to 192,900.

14. North Dakota

North Dakota misplaced three business meat turkey flocks in 2023, and people three flocks collectively amounted to 143,900 birds.

15. Utah

With two flock infections in 2023, Utah misplaced 141,800 business birds in 2023, all of which have been meat turkeys. Throughout the earlier yr, the state misplaced greater than 2.2 million birds.

16. Mississippi

With one business broiler flock affected by HPAI, Mississippi misplaced 89,800 chickens in 2023.

17. Michigan

Michigan’s business poultry losses of 2023 amounted to 78,900 business meat turkeys. Two flocks have been affected.

18. Missouri

Missouri misplaced 45,900 head of economic poultry to HPAI in 2023. The virus struck on business meat turkey flock and one business broiler breeder flock.

19. Virginia

All of Virginia’s HPAI infections in business operations in 2023 concerned business meat turkeys. Two flocks that collectively included 36,400 turkeys have been affected.

20. Georgia

Georgia’s solely HPAI an infection in a business operation in 2023 was a business upland gamebird operation. Affected have been 30,000 birds.

21. Illinois

Of the states that misplaced business poultry to HPAI in 2023, Illinois misplaced the fewest birds. The state’s single farm an infection of the yr concerned a flock of 18,200 business meat turkeys.

An identical article about how states ranked by way of HPAI flock losses seems on WATTPoultry.com.

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