The State Board of Animal Health is requiring people who plan to enter their lactating dairy cows into this year’s North ...

North Dakota's State Board of Animal Health will once again require that lactating dairy cows be tested for bird flu within ...

Throughout human history, zoonotic diseases, illnesses that jump from animals to humans, have shaped civilizations, triggered ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...

Dairy farmers across the country are turning to internet-connected “smart” collars, ear and leg tags to track the specific movements and patterns of their cows. The goal is to better manage ...

Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird flu, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding ...

Andrew Fox/Getty Images A new strain of bird flu has been discovered in the milk of some dairy cow herds in the U.S. Experts say the nation’s food supply remains safe due to the rigorous ...

It is unknown how bird flu jumped to cows. Though it has been discovered cows’ udders or mammary tissues are similar to chickens' gut tissue and human lung tissue. Experts do believe it could be ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin collecting samples of raw cow’s milk cheese from across the U.S. to test for the presence of bird flu, spurred on by the ongoing outbreaks of ...

The FDA plans to collect 300 samples from warehouses and distribution centers. Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird ...