Dairy farmers encouraged to practice biosecurity as cows test positve for bird flu; USDA says milk safe

Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in Kansas, Texas and Michigan and have presumptive diagnoses in New Mexico and Idaho.

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Lainie Kringen-Scholtz, DVM, is owner of True North Veterinary Health and associate at Big Sioux Veterinary Care. Reach her at truenorthveterinaryhealth@gmail.com or PO Box 117, Wentworth, SD 57075.