Wisconsin has launched a mandatory milk testing program to detect the avian flu virus (H5N1) in dairy farms. This initiative is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s national surveillance plan.

Each month, one milk sample will be collected from every dairy farm in Wisconsin. These samples will be tested at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL). To reduce disruption, samples ...

As bird flu sweeps across US poultry and cattle farms, researchers are racing to find ways to contain the outbreaks before ...

Farm owners and workers alike have been on edge in the month since US Border Patrol officers detained eight Mexican men on ...

Bird flu, also called H5N1, was found last week at a poultry farm in Maricopa County, Arizona. The farm which has not been named is now under quarantine. Health officials say eggs from sick birds were ...

After a bird flu outbreak, the first live ducks have returned to Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue after the USDA  lifted the ...

After euthanizing 99,000 ducks in January because of an avian flu outbreak, ducks have returned to the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

The affected poultry farm was in quarantine and steps to eliminate the virus were underway, the Arizona Department of ...

Crawford and Wansley said they’ve heard positive responses from farmers who’ve seen the musical, many of whom helped create ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also known as bird flu - on a commercial farm, triggering fears over global ...

A USDA testing program has found that cows on Vermont's dairy farms do not have bird flu and that Vermont is unaffected by ...

MONTPELIER - Vermont dairy farmers have achieved a critical benchmark from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...