Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before transporting

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— 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.

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

MYHIGHPLAINS—Bird flu tests ordered for dairy cattle that cross state lines. 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.

KSNT News—‘Test animals before movement’: Bird flu in Kansas cattle milk. KANSAS (KSNT) - U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle must be tested before moving between states. On Monday, March 25, milk samples from sick cows were collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and another in Texas. These samples tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) which is also known as the bird flu. []