The testing is part of a federal program called the National Milk Test Strategy and will be done at no cost to farmers.
More than 1,600 permitted cow farms will test their milk for H5N1, commonly called bird flu, starting in February.
If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk ...
Dairy cattle in New Hampshire will soon be tested for avian flu in an effort to keep people who work with livestock safe.
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials say milk from state cow farms will be tested for bird flu starting next month.