As dairy and poultry farmers work to limit losses related to avian flu, they are learning the virus can be transmitted in a wide variety of ways. Vectors can include, for example, wild waterfowl water ...

From the evolving H5N1 virus to the looming screwworm threat, discover why a line of separation is the new strategic ...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at the North American Agricultural Journalists conference in Washington in April 2024 (Photo: Philip Brasher) The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good ...

To date, 12 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in dairy cattle in five states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made the confirmations in dairy herds in four ...

Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. Live animals, vehicles, equipment, animal ...

Effective immediately, lactating dairy cattle moving interstate from States with Unaffected State Status under the National ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has released new guidance urging Maryland dairy cattle and poultry farmers to remain vigilant and practice enhanced biosecurity on their farms due to the ...

The same strain of bird flu has recently hit a flock of laying hens in Sioux County and dairy cattle in O’Brien County. Iowa is the 11th state where bird flu has been reported among dairy cattle.

A mystery illness that’s impacted dairy herds in the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico and Kansas now has a diagnosis: Influenza A. USDA says genetic sequencing revealed it’s the same strain of Highly ...