The state of Wisconsin has become the 18th state to detect avian flu in dairy cattle since an outbreak began in 2023. The ...

Multi-agency response team provides updates on One Health approach to New World screwworm; biosecurity and sterile fly ...

In early 2025, through the National Milk Testing Strategy, USDA detected two spillover events in Nevada and Arizona dairy ...

As dairy and poultry farmers work to limit losses related to avian flu, they are learning the virus can be transmitted in a wide variety of ways. Vectors can include, for example, wild waterfowl water ...

UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and ...

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people practiced social distancing and increased sanitation to keep the sickness from spreading to others. Some of those same human biosecurity practices can ...

A herd health program for beef cattle operations is not complete without an executed biosecurity plan. Biosecurity management practices are designed to prevent the spread of disease by minimizing the ...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at the North American Agricultural Journalists conference in Washington in April 2024 (Photo: Philip Brasher) The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Biosecurity guidelines have been issued for livestock shows, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) announced Monday. The measures are “in response to ...

From county jackpots to statewide shows, Oklahoma’s youth livestock arena is competitive and fun, but animal health is a priority. Not all 4-H and FFA exhibitors can bring home a grand champion ribbon ...