the USDA issued a federal order that requires raw milk samples nationwide to be collected and shared with USDA for testing of the highly pathogenic bird flu. The Federal Order was issued so the ...

Raw samples nationwide will now be collected ... quarantine by state health officials. The USDA order marks the start of the agency’s National Milk Testing Strategy, a program intended to ...

Avian influenza has been confirmed in dairy cattle in 16 states, including Minnesota, which had nine cases last year. The ...

The FDA announced Monday it has begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese to test for bird flu as the U.S. battles an outbreak of the virus.

Per the USDA announcement, as part of the new federal order, it will now be required that 1: Raw milk samples be shared, upon ...

Iowa has enrolled in a new program with the United States Department of Agriculture to help track bird flu in dairy herds. Iowa was one of 15 states to enroll this week in the National Milk Testing ...

H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in dairy cattle in Texas. Shortly after, a Wood County dairy herd in ...

The program, which began Dec. 6 in the wake of ongoing H5N1 outbreaks at dairy farms, now includes 28 states covering 65% of the country's milk production. Other public health news is on chronic ...