Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Avian Influenza

Study: H5N1 has major economic costs for dairy industry

A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus causes severe mastitis and decreased milk production in dairy cows, a drop-off that may extend beyond the clinical outbreak period.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

New theory on milk fever in cows may also benefit human health

Professor Burim Ametaj, a nutritional immunobiologist in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, has introduced a new perspective, which he calls the Calci-Inflammatory Network.

Biosecurity

New NWS case halts planned reopening of southern ports to livestock

Due to a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border, nine days after announcing that some southern ports would reopen.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA to reopen some southern ports closed due to New World screwworm

A phased reopening of southern ports will begin with Douglas, Arizona, after progress in increasing New World screwworm (NWS) surveillance, detection and eradication efforts.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Texas to create New World screwworm response team

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to combat the recent northward spread of the New World screwworm.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

FFAR research aims to protect dairy cattle against H5N1

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Purdue University are investing US$301,562 into a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant to develop an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cows.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

First cases of lumpy skin disease reported in southern Europe

For the first time, the virus causing lumpy skin disease (LSD) has been detected in the region, affecting a herd of cattle on the Italian island of Sardinia.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Canada makes progress toward FMD vaccine bank

Canada is making significant progress toward the creation of a dedicated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank, which will build on existing protections for the livestock industry and equip producers with another tool to control and eliminate the disease should an outbreak occur.

Consumer Trends

Consumer confidence in eggs, dairy strong despite H5N1 outbreaks

U.S. consumer demand for eggs and milk remain strong, despite H5N1 outbreaks in poultry and dairy cattle.

Pig Health & Disease

FMD jumps to pig farms in South Korea

In the past month, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has spread from cattle to swine in South Korea. Meanwhile, after a single outbreak, Germany is now FMD-free again.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Researchers work to develop H5N1 vaccine for dairy cows

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Genvax Technologies are investing $278,163 into a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant to develop an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cows.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Senators urge USDA to include turkeys, dairy cattle in avian flu strategy

Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are pressing U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to broaden the USDA's strategy for managing avian influenza to include measures for turkeys and dairy herds.

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