Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA launches unified New World screwworm website

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new, unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov.

Brand Insights

Rethinking calf nutrition: 5 reasons to embrace vegetable proteins in CMRs

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Avian Influenza

Study: 2 key mutations allowed H5N1 to sicken cows, other species

The mutations associated with avian influenza outbreaks in cows are now found in nearly all North American strains of bird flu, researcher says.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

USDA opens sterile fly dispersal facility to combat New World screwworm

Facility will allow USDA to disperse sterile flies aerially across northeastern Mexico to help stop the spread of New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA shares New World screwworm response playbook

The playbook outlines key approaches, resources and tools to implement animal health response activities in the event of a U.S. detection of NWS.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

New case of New World screwworm detected in Mexico

Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, which originated in the south-southeast of the country.

Avian Influenza

FFAR develops decontamination strategy for HPAI-infected milk

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Texas A&M AgriLife Research are investing $300,404 in a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant to develop effective, farmer-friendly decontamination strategies.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

New case of New World screwworm less than 70 miles from US border

Case is potentially linked to animal movement from a region farther south with known NWS cases.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Veterinarian: US ‘absolutely failed’ at preventing H5N1 spread in cattle

Dr. Kay Russo, a veterinarian with RSM Consulting, recently spoke at the American Feed Industry Association’s Liquid Feed Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Nebraska dairy herd struck by H5N1

With this incident, 17 states have had dairy cattle affected by the virus.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Officials say UK cattle botulism cases related to animal feed

U.K. officials are investigating outbreaks of botulism in cattle, which is believed to be linked to contaminated animal feed.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

WOAH urges stronger measures against NWS as US reports first human case

The World Organisation for Animal Health is urging all stakeholders – especially those in animal health, agriculture, environment and public health sectors – to strengthen surveillance and diagnostic capacities for New World screwworm.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

HHS to allow emergency use authorization for animal drugs to fight NWS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue emergency use authorizations for animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm.

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