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USDA to begin milk testing in effort to stem H5N1 spread

10/31/24 4:02 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS avian flu biosecurity Cathy Cochran H5N1 HPAI livestock Oregon Department of Agriculture Oregon pig Tom Vilsack

USDA plans to sample milk in states where dairy herds have been infected with avian flu, in an effort to stamp out the virus, which was first confirmed in Texas in March before spreading to herds in 14 states.

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