Minnesota prepares for statewide testing of milk for avian flu virus
Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the testing for the avian influenza virus.
Minnesota will start testing milk for bird flu on dairy farms
Dairy cows crowd a fence waiting to be milked in Ridgeway, Minn., in April 2024. Samples from each of Minnesota's 1,625 permitted dairy farms will undergo testing once a month for H5N1, the virus commonly known as bird flu.
23 dairy, poultry farms in Riverside County test positive for bird flu; precautions to take
Bird flu, or Avian influenza, is a virus that is spread from infected cows, birds and other animals to people.
Dairy cows, chickens in Riverside County test positive for bird flu
Animals at 25 egg and dairy production facilities, including one backyard coop, have tested positive, says the county health department.
Minnesota will test milk for bird flu
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials say milk from state cow farms will be tested for bird flu starting next month. Milk haulers already collect samples for routine testing while loading tankers at dairy farms. Some raw milk samples will go to the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab for H5N1 tests.
Nebraska joins other states in national milk testing for bird flu
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Good Life is joining forces with other states to protect consumers from the bird flu or H5N1 virus. It’s part of a national program being adopted on a state-to-state basis. The National Milk Testing Strategy was launched by the USDA to get states involved in testing and eliminating the virus in dairy cattle.
Bird flu in Nevada: Second dairy cow case in state detected in Churchill County
Bird flu has been detected in dairy cattle in Churchill County, marking the first case in Northern Nevada and the second in the state. The Nevada Department of Agriculture reported the new case after the first detection in Nye County in December.
A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm
A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were euthanized.
More bird flu cases identified on local farms
Outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed at poultry farms in East Yorkshire and in Lincolnshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said all birds at a premises near Pocklington and at another near Alford,
Bird flu found at Ulster County poultry farm
The deadly outbreak of bird flu ravaging poultry farms and sending egg prices soaring across the country has reached the Hudson Valley. On Wednesday, the Ulster County Department of Health said it was notified of a positive case of avian influenza,
Missouri racing to speed up testing for bird flu
State agriculture officials issued an emergency order Wednesday aimed at speeding up testing for viruses associated with bird flu. With cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza found in commercial poultry flocks this month,
Bird flu now considered ‘widespread’ in Mass., officials say
Massachusetts officials announced Wednesday that bird flu is now considered to be “widespread” in the state and urged the ...
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Officials: Bird flu spreading in state, but cases still low in Central Mass.
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As bird flu continues to spread, the CDC is on a communications blackout
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What you want to know about bird flu but are (or should be) too afraid to ask
A UC Davis veterinary professor explains how bird flu is transmitted, why it’s an “insane outbreak” and the worst-case ...
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15 additional states have enrolled in the National Milk Testing Strategy for bird flu
YTD butter topped 2 billion pounds for the first time and up 5.6% from 2023. Butter output plunged 12.8% in California, as ...