# Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate

> The US government has reported H5N1 bird flu in seven Texas dairy herds and one human case linked to cow contact. The outbreaks are the first in US cattle, and Texas is the largest US cattle producing state. Reports also link the spread to migrating ducks and poultry infections.

- Date: 2024-04-03 · published 2024-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16103-bird-flu-hits-texas-dairy-cows-hens-human-as-ducks-migrate
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry infections reduce chicken and egg supply, which can lift poultry prices and feed demand for poultry. The dairy outbreak adds uncertainty to milk output.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-07-23 | [Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15983-current-situation-bird-flu-in-dairy-cows-bird-flu-cdc.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-04-27 | [Bird flu virus has been spreading among US cows for months, RNA reveals \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16100-bird-flu-virus-has-been-spreading-among-us-cows-for-months-rna-reveals-nature.md) | +18.6% | +19.7% |
| MILK | 2024-07-10 | [Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29269-bird-flu-response-in-michigan-sparks-covid-era-worry-on-farms-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2025-04-01 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets.md) | -8.4% | -6.5% |
| MILK | 2024-08-23 | [How scientists are working to solve the bird flu outbreak \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16071-how-scientists-are-working-to-solve-the-bird-flu-outbreak-ap-news.md) | -0.3% | +12.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bird-flu-hits-texas-dairy-cows-hens-human-ducks-migrate-2024-04-03/

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