(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota State Fair will ban birthing cows and newborn calves from the Miracle of Birth Center due to the risk of bird flu.
State agricultural industry officials say the move is out of precaution as the virus continues to spread to the dairy cattle industry.
The exhibit will continue to showcase dairy cow-calf pairs, but the calves will be weaned and the cows will be dry.
In Minnesota, H5N1 infections have been reported among nine dairy herds since June.
The most recent was reported on July 17 in Stearns County.
