Texas Farm BureauThe following statement may be attributed to the Texas Farm Bureau.On Monday, March 25, USDA officials announced that samples from infected dairies in Texas and Kansas tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The HPAI virus detections in Texas may have been introduced by wild birds.Federal and state agencies are conducting additional tests for HPAI, as well as viral genome sequencing, so the emerging situation can be better understood.Officials reiterate it is not confirmed if HPAI is the lone causative agent of the bovine illness.Further efforts to continue epidemiolocal investigations are underway to ensure the full picture ...