Kensington, Minnesota turkey grower Erica Sawatzke was part of an impact and issues forum hosted by the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association in Arlington, Virginia this past week. The focus was on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. “Being a turkey producer, something that we have rallied around for almost ten years is to be able to vaccinate our turkeys for High-Path Avian Influenza so that was one of the stronger messages that I brought.” Sawatzke leads the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and sees a need to increase communications between the different livestock species.
