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Influenza Expert Gets Real About the H5N1 Risk to Your Swine Herd
In a special report of The PORK Podcast, Andrew Bowman, DVM, tackles some of host Jennifer Shike’s questions about USDA’s announcement that H5N1 was discovered in a pig for the first time ever. Farm...
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Navigating HPAI: Lessons Learned From a 10,000-Cow California Dairy
Zonneveld Dairies, Inc., a 10,000-cow dairy operation in California provides valuable insights from their experience navigating HPAI. Dairy Herd Management...
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H5N1 detected in a sheep in UK 24 March 2025
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing. The ewe tested positive for H5...
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Is the Swine Industry Ready for H5N1? Texas Veterinarian Says "No
H5N1 is different than other new swine disease outbreaks because USDA has jurisdiction over H5 in any animal, so they have the regulatory authority, says Scanlon Daniels, DVM. Bovine Veterinarian...
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USDA Announces Biosecurity Assessments and Audits to Support Avian Influenza Prevention 19 March 2025
March 19 – Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement of emergency funding to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices, USDA is announcing the expansion of biosecurity...
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Novel Rodent Coronavirus-like Virus Detected Among Beef Cattle with Respiratory Disease in Mexico
In February 2024, while conducting surveillance for novel respiratory viruses, we studied four beef cattle farms near Monterrey, Mexico. Nasal swabs were collected from sick and healthy beef cattle...
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Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
The Los Angeles Times: A genetic mutation has appeared in dairy cows that could make the virus more deadly and transmissible from mammal to mammal. The PB2 E627K mutation was identified in...
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Imports of banned German animal products continue for days February 2025
Imports of banned German animal products continue for days in UK, February 2025 February 4 United Kingdom: German imports of meat and dairy products entered the UK despite a ban due to the FMD...
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