Big dairy herd articles
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'Nobody saw this coming'; California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
Earlier this spring, California dairy farmers noted a puzzling drop in milk production in Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Ohio, Kansas and Michigan. Weeks later, news broke that several herds in these states, as well as North Carolina, had been diagnosed with avian influenza — the same strain that has devastated bird populations across the globe and shown a troubling ability to jump to mammals. In an effort to prevent local herds from infection, officials in California and elsewhere have imposed...
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Avian flu confirmed in dairy herds across 3 more West Michigan counties
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in dairy herds.
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First case of highly pathogenic avian influenza found in South Dakota dairy herd
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Animal Industry Board confirmed the first case of HPAI in a dairy herd in South Dakota on April 10, 2024.