On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs (USDA) announced that nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm were to be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed the virus was found at a farm in Wright County, Minnesota, as well as in three smaller flocks in South Dakota and Iowa.

In addition to the Minnesota case, the USDA said some 26,800 turkeys will be killed on a farm in McPherson County in South Dakota and nearly 17,000 birds will be slaughtered on two farms in Iowaﾒs Clay County.