State money heads to bird flu victims

ST. PAUL -- State money is en route to immediate and long-range needs to fight avian flu that has resulted in more than 9 million turkey and chicken deaths in 23 Minnesota counties.

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Minnesota legislators early Saturday approved spending $23 million for several programs responding to bird flu and nearly $27 million for University of Minnesota poultry testing facilities. Federal funds also help farmers recover from euthanizing turkeys in flocks hit by bird flu.

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