The same version of the bird flu that has caused the most serious human illnesses in North America has now turned up in dairy cows. Cattle in Nevada tested positive for the H5N1 viral variant D1.1, ...

When highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu spilled into U.S. dairy herds in 2024, veterinarians saw something strange: cows were not dying of pneumonia, but developing severe mastitis as the virus attacked ...

A 200-cow farm and a 3,000-cow hybrid operation prove robotic milking can work at scale — but a University of Wisconsin researcher says the success stories don't paint the entire picture.

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...

On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...

Milking procedures are likely to be the primary routes of H5N1 influenza virus transmission between dairy cows, suggests a paper published in Nature this week. Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been around for decades, and the damage it wreaks on chickens and other poultry is well documented. But the recent discovery that the virus has jumped into dairy cattle — ...

Washington has confirmed its first bird flu cases in dairy cattle, renewing concerns about herd health and farm biosecurity. The post Bird flu confirmed in Washington dairy cattle for first time ...

With the help of two robots, self-milking cows are the cornerstone of Rogue Creamery’s award-winning cheeses. Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has been covering food, beverage ...