Bird flu testing mandated for dairy cattle

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that dairy farmers will be required to test their cattle for the H5N1 bird flu virus before shipping them across state linesin order to prevent the spread of the disease and learn more about how it is transmitted.Testing became mandatory on April 29, with lactating dairy cows as the initial focus, said the USDA’s animal health agency. The USD...

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