By Catherine Dehdashti, UMN Extension Communications Manager
Originally published in the University of Minnesota’s Extension’s Source Magazine Fall 2024
Since this article was published, the first case of H5N1 influenza has been reported in a non-commercial pig in Oregon.
Like Minnesota, the state of Texas is strong in livestock. But Minnesota, including University of Minnesota Extension’s livestock team, has long led in research and education on preventing the spread of disease among farms, especially since the 2015 outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza and the 2024 spread of avian influenza into dairy cows.
Zong Liu, Extension engineer at Texas A&M Agrilife, Extension Service and Agrilife Research, recognized Minnesota’s expertise. “Minnesota has dairy, but you also have a lot of poultry, and with the influenza outbreaks, you were very well prepared,” says Liu. “A collaboration between Minnesota and Texas, states from totally different regions big in livestock, can have a national impact on improving biosecurity.”
Erin Cortus, Extension agricultural engineer, collaborated with Liu to create a playlist of 16 videos covering planning, outbreak prevention strategies, concerns for small-scale farms, emergency preparedness and more.
Originally published in the University of Minnesota’s Extension’s Source Magazine Fall 2024
Since this article was published, the first case of H5N1 influenza has been reported in a non-commercial pig in Oregon.
Like Minnesota, the state of Texas is strong in livestock. But Minnesota, including University of Minnesota Extension’s livestock team, has long led in research and education on preventing the spread of disease among farms, especially since the 2015 outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza and the 2024 spread of avian influenza into dairy cows.
Zong Liu, Extension engineer at Texas A&M Agrilife, Extension Service and Agrilife Research, recognized Minnesota’s expertise. “Minnesota has dairy, but you also have a lot of poultry, and with the influenza outbreaks, you were very well prepared,” says Liu. “A collaboration between Minnesota and Texas, states from totally different regions big in livestock, can have a national impact on improving biosecurity.”
Erin Cortus, Extension agricultural engineer, collaborated with Liu to create a playlist of 16 videos covering planning, outbreak prevention strategies, concerns for small-scale farms, emergency preparedness and more.
Even though content refers to poultry and dairy, there are applications for pigs. Read the full article.
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