US EditionBird flu detected in Minnesota dairy herd's milk
- H5N1 influenza has been detected in a Stearns County dairy herd, prompting a quarantine as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan.
- The Minnesota Board of Animal Health requires the herd to have three consecutive negative milk tests to be released from quarantine, and sick cows' milk will be disposed of.
- Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen emphasized the significance of identifying infected herds to prevent disease spread and protect both animal and human health.
- Regular monthly testing of milk samples from approximately 1,600 Minnesota dairy farms is being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to monitor and prevent the spread of H5N1.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Niagara GazetteMilk testing is vital to keeping avian flu out of state's dairy herds
While New York state has not had a case of avian influenza in dairy cows, veterinary experts say milk testing underway at dairy processing plants is the key to early detection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
Bird flu detected in a Minnesota dairy herd for the first time this year
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County dairy herd after samples collected as part of the state’s milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the results Friday. The Stearns County detection is the first in a Minnesota dairy herd so far this year. The same 620-cow herd also tes…
Brainerd Dispatch
Stearns County dairy quarantined after positive test for avian influenza
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County, Minnesota, dairy herd after samples collected as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the results on March 21. The herd will be quarantined until testing indicates the milk is no longer infected. Dai…
Stearns County dairy herd tests positive for avian flu
The H5N1 virus appeared in raw milk samples collected from a Stearns County herd. Health officials say there's no concern for public safety, because milk sold in stores is pasteurized to kill bacteria and viruses.
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