According to a news release from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the state has experienced spillover of the dairy H5N1 strain, genotype B 3.13, into commercial poultry facilities.

(The Center Square) – All herds of commercial dairy cows will be required to submit weekly samples from tanks to test for avian flu, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and ...

The testing plan, which will involve monthly or weekly sample collection from bulk milk tanks and dairy processors, will be rolled out first in California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, the state's veterinarian told Reuters on Tuesday, as a federal team arrived to help investigate ...

As Bird Flu Endangers Dairy & Poultry Industries, Colorado Implements Madatory Testing For Milk Supply Baila Eve Zisman July 24, 2024, 11:47 pm July 24, 2024, 11:47 pm July 24, 2024, 11:47 pm ...

Bird flu infections linked to dairy cows have wiped out 3.1 million egg-laying chickens in Colorado in recent weeks, and poultry workers also tested positive.

The first round of testing under the USDA order is set to begin Dec. 16. in California, Michigan, Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

In July, Colorado's veterinarians mandated bulk-milk testing to curb the spread of bird flu in the state's dairy herds. Only one Colorado herd is infected with the virus at the moment, state data ...

USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, which has spread among livestock.

USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, which has spread among livestock.

Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, ... The state's new mandate, ... Testing remains in progress, Colorado's health department said on Tuesday.