# Avian flu detected for first time in US livestock | CIDRAP

> Minnesota officials reported highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in a baby goat in Stevens County, the first US livestock detection. The goat lived on a farm where poultry had recently been culled after a February outbreak, and all species on the farm were quarantined.

- Date: 2024-03-20 · published 2024-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16107-avian-flu-detected-for-first-time-in-us-livestock-cidrap
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The detection is a single farm, so its direct effect on feed or livestock prices is limited. It does point to possible spread across mixed-species farms.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-02-07 | [High-path avian flu outbreaks reported in Mideast, Asia, Europe \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66396-high-path-avian-flu-outbreaks-reported-in-mideast-asia-europe-cidrap.md) | -1.3% | -7.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-11-01 | [Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16050-why-finding-bird-flu-in-a-u-s-pig-for-the-first-time-is-raising-new-worries.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-05 | [Flu Scan for Sep 05, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68839-flu-scan-for-sep-05-2017-cidrap.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| SBM | 2025-01-29 | [Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16034-avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer-cidrap.md) | +3.1% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2018-02-07 | [High-path avian flu outbreaks reported in Mideast, Asia, Europe \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66396-high-path-avian-flu-outbreaks-reported-in-mideast-asia-europe-cidrap.md) | +10.1% | +14.6% |
| SBM | 2017-03-13 | [H5N8 strikes Nepal for first time; Vietnam reports H5N1, H5N6 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71872-h5n8-strikes-nepal-for-first-time-vietnam-reports-h5n1-h5n6-cidrap.md) | +1.3% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-detected-first-time-us-livestock

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