Bird flu found in dairy cows in United States sparks concern about Australian wildlife, livestock industry

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A researcher worries Avian Influenza could spread to Australia via migratory birds after being found in cattle in the United States.

Avian Influenza HPAI has been found in cattle herds in multiple states in the United States.A Deakin University researcher says further priority should be placed on zoonotic diseases that can spread between different species.

Authorities said the risk to humans was low as milk would be destroyed and sick cattle would not end up in the meat supply chain. The spread to livestock has not surprised one expert, who says it is a numbers game for the disease to be able to spread as it becomes more prevalent across the world. "Seventy per cent of all the biomass of birds on this planet is poultry. There will be new strains that will emerge in the poultry industry,"

 

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