Headline : State agricultural, veterinary officials stay on the lookout for bird flu in NC cattle

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In April, North Carolina’s agricultural officials received an unwelcome surprise. Cows in one of the state’s dairy herds tested positive for a strain of avian influenza that’s been appearing in herds throughout the United States since the spring. 

State veterinarian Mike Martin relayed the story of how North Carolina discovered the information during a recent gathering of 150 farmers, county and state agricultural officials, and federal regulators at a panel discussion convened by N.C. Agricultural Commissioner Steve Troxler.

Martin said his office knew cows from the Texas panhandle where the outbreak was first identified had been transported to North Carolina and that routine testing for the virus, not identified symptoms, had led to the identification.

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