Bird flu tests ordered for dairy cattle that cross state lines
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MYHIGHPLAINS— The order from USDA comes as particles of bird flu were detected in a few pasteurized milk samples, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The spread of the bird flu among cattle has prompted the FDA to increase testing.
NBC News—USDA orders dairy cows to be tested for bird flu if moved across state lines. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday issued a federal order that any dairy cows being transported from one farm to another across state lines should be tested for bird flu. The new order comes one day after the Food and Drug Administration said that fragments of the bird flu virus were found in samples of pasteurized milk on store shelves. On Wednesday, the FDA said that, in order to identify where the contaminated milk was found, it was conducting a nationwide survey of commercially...
www.superiortelegram.com—Feds: Dairy cattle will need bird flu test before transport out-of-state. South Dakota among states with confirmed cases of avian influenza within cattle
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before transporting. Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday as they try to track and control the growing outbreak.