# Weekly global protein digest - Current avian influenza outbreak is ‘greatest threat’ to the domestic egg industry, Iowa detects first case of H5N1 in dairy cattle
						 | The Poultry Site

> Iowa confirmed its first H5N1 case in a dairy herd in O'Brien County, and genomic sequencing linked a Sioux County layer flock to the variant seen in dairies in other states. Separately, the WHO reported a human H5N2 death in Mexico.

- Date: 2024-06-09 · published 2024-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16083-weekly-global-protein-digest-current-avian-influenza-outbreak-is-greatest
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spread into large layer flocks removes egg-laying hens from supply and can tighten poultry feed demand, which is mildly supportive for chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-global-protein-digest-current-avian-influenza-outbreak-is-greatest-threat-to-the-domestic-egg-industry-iowa-detects-first-case-of-h5n1-in-dairy-cattle

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