The University of Nevada Reno has put together a biosecurity plan website, where uses could explores safe practices for cattle farming and helps producers plan for possible outbreaks. Visit it at ...

It’s hard to turn on the news or look online without seeing something related to bird flu. Also known as H5N1, the virus is spreading in a few states across the country and sickening animals and farm ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a national mandate requiring raw and unpasteurized milk be tested for bird flu.

In May, the Centers for Disease Control recommended that state public health departments, veterinarians and epidemiologists ...

In an unprecedented move to combat the spread of bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a federal ...

Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the USDA announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.

Most worrying, though, is the spillover from livestock to humans. So far, 58 people in the United States have tested positive ...

Bird flu is affecting more and more dairy cattle. There’s no sign yet of human-to-human spread, but new dimensions of the ...

The state's Department of Agriculture and the USDA claim the cases were found in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County.

Monday marked the start of a nationwide raw milk testing campaign by the USDA. Scientists say it’s to help detect the spread of bird flue in dairy cows—and hopefully, ...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the move will "put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus’ ...

The US Department of Agriculture is set to begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better ...