HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) took the threat of avian flu head-on at a town hall at the 109th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, saying that as highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads to dairy in other states, his administration would remain proactive and aggressive in establishing a nation-leading surveillance-testing system for milk at the processor level.
“Because of our aggressive approach to testing and quarantine plans, we successfully reduced the threat of avian flu and haven’t had a positive test after taking over 10,000 milk samples,” he said.
Dan Hougentogler, the top animal disease expert who specializes in poultry diseases, emergency response, biosecurity education and implementation, said Pennsylvania is one of the four top egg-producing states in the country, along with Ohio, Indiana…
