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Bird flu traces found in one in five US commercial milk samples, says FDA

By Reuters April 26, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

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Colombia restricts US beef from some states due to bird flu in cows

By Reuters April 25, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Colombia has restricted the import of U.S. beef and beef products coming from states where dairy cows have tested positive for avian influenza as of April 15, according to a notice on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website this week.

Livestock, News

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

Cattle without symptoms have tested positive; Meat Institute calls for safety checks on beef

By Tom Polansek April 24, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday, as federal officials ramp up their response to an outbreak in herds.

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U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence

By Jasper Ward, Manas Mishra, Reuters April 24, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe.

Pigeons, grackles and blackbirds have been confirmed as the host of bovine influenza A.
Photo: Izzetugutmen/iStock/Getty Images

General, Livestock

Domestic birds confirmed as hosts for bovine influenza A virus

Epidemiologist says there is “still lots” to investigate about how virus jumped from from birds to dairy cattle

By Stew Slater April 18, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Domestic birds that live in and around barns have been confirmed as the avian hosts of an outbreak on dairy farms in the United States of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Livestock, Markets

Bovine flu a reminder of risk management in markets

While recent price drops have limited options, cow-calf producers can still lock in a profit, says market analyst

By Lisa Guenther April 15, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes The fundamentals still look strong for cattle prices, despite recent hiccups in the futures market, says a market analyst, but for those buying stockers, a little risk management can go a long way.

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard walks past and examines the cow pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

General, Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

North Carolina joins total states reporting outbreaks of avian influenza dairy herds

By Reuters, Tom Polansek April 11, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.

General, Livestock

Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

By Jeff Melchior April 10, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Several U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds.

Livestock, Markets

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

Cash prices fairly level; beef producers should look into risk management tools, analysts say

By Jeff Melchior April 10, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy herds in six states to date. The good news, said a cattle auction leader and market expert, is that cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

General, Livestock

U.S. cattle vets rename bovine bird-flu

CDC asks state health authorities to have plans in place to test, treat farm workers; says risk to humans still low

By Geralyn Wichers April 9, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes An organization representing American cattle veterinarians has opted to refer to bird flu in cattle as bovine influenza A virus, or BIAV, in hopes of distancing it from its avian counterpart.

Daily Network News

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China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

Conservative MP introduces bill to speed approvals of seeds, fertilizers

Tag Archives HPAI

Bird flu traces found in one in five US commercial milk samples, says FDA

Colombia restricts US beef from some states due to bird flu in cows

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence

Domestic birds confirmed as hosts for bovine influenza A virus

Bovine flu a reminder of risk management in markets

Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected areas

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

U.S. cattle vets rename bovine bird-flu

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