[Mnbird] Avian flu

Linda Whyte linda at moosewoods.us
Sun Apr 12 21:31:36 CDT 2015


I expressed the same thought yesterday in a text discussion with a friend.
It wouldn't be the first time that multiple animal vectors played a role in
the spread of a disease.
Linda Whyte

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 1:01 PM, DONALD GRUSSING Owner via Mnbird <
mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:

> Just a thought about bird flu.
> DNR says waterfowl are the likely carrier of the bird flu virus affecting
> Minnesota turkeys. However, not many ducks or geese make a habit of flying
> by, near or into turkey confinement barns. But, common pigeons. house
> sparrows and starlings do. These species commonly fly between agricultural
> and livestock buildings and feed on the grains and feedstuffs found there
> and, of course, defecate. Another possibility is that organisms from the
> fecal matter of these birds are brought by mice into the barns. There is no
> such thing as a mouse proof ag building.
>
> Don Grussing
> Minnetonka
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