Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Avian Influenza

EFSA: H5N1 from US dairy cattle to Europe very unlikely, but vigilance urged

To ensure preparedness, EFSA recommends raising awareness among farmers and veterinarians and strengthening surveillance for early detection.

Avian Influenza

First case of avian influenza in Wisconsin cattle confirmed

Confirmation was a result of routine National Milk Testing Strategy testing.

Animal Health & Veterinary

University project will monitor for New World screwworm

With $507,000 in funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, University of California Riverside entomologists will begin monitoring the state for early signs of the return of New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Mexico reports latest NWS case was isolated, rapidly contained

After a notification from veterinary staff at an authorized third-party feedlot in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, an isolated case of New World screwworm myiasis was promptly detected and addressed in a female bovine originating from southern Veracruz.

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.

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.

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