Gov. Experts Say U. S. Milk Supply Safe Despite Trace Amounts of Inactive Bird Flu

Dan Avian Influenza, Dairy, Livestock, Marketing, This Land of Ours

Government experts say our milk supply remains safe despite an unusual outbreak of bird flu. Testing has revealed trace amounts of the bird flu virus that has affected dairy cows in milk on store shelves, however, experts around the nation agree that the milk supply remains safe for human consumption. The FDA and USDA say that’s because of two reasons: …

Dairy Defined Podcast: Biosecurity Top-of-Mind with HPAI

Dan Avian Influenza, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF)

At the top of every dairy farmer’s mind right now is biosecurity and how to achieve it. The various cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) found in dairy cattle in several states has many concerned. In a new Dairy Defined Podcast Karen Jordan, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, chairwoman of the National Dairy FARM Program’s animal care task force, …

Ag Commissioner Issues Emergency Rule to Further Protect Florida Livestock from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Dan Avian Influenza, Cattle, FDACS, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Livestock, Poultry

(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/April 12, 2024) — In addition to previously issued safety protocols and polices, and in response to USDA confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic livestock in eight states, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson issued Emergency Rule 5CER24-4. The Emergency Rule imposes specific restrictions on the importation of cattle into Florida to prevent the spread of HPAI, commonly …

Eighteen Months from a Bird Flu Vaccine

Dan Avian Influenza, Poultry

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the United States is 18 months away from a vaccine for bird flu. That news comes as more than 81 million U.S. poultry and aquatic birds have been killed by avian flu across 47 states since January 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. has found bird flu this year …

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Confirmed in Commercial Duck Flock in Georgia

Dan Avian Influenza, Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA)

(GDA/Atlanta, GA/Nov. 22, 2023) — The Georgia Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a commercial Duck breeding operation located in Sumter County, Georgia, has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This is the first confirmation of HPAI in a commercial waterfowl flock in Georgia. Avian influenza does not pose a risk to …

HPAI Confirmed in Alabama Commercial Poultry Pullet Farm

Dan Alabama, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Avian Influenza, Poultry

(ADAI/MONTGOMERY, AL/Nov. 3, 2023) — The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial pullet farm in Marshall County, Alabama. Samples from the flock were tested at the Alabama State Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, …

Two Positive HPAI Cases in Iowa

Dan Avian Influenza, Poultry

The Iowa Ag Department and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed two positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in that state. One of the sites is a commercial turkey flock, and the other is a mixed species backyard flock. Both agencies remind commercial and backyard owners to prevent contact between their flocks and …