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Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.

Lawmakers are back in D.C. with four weeks until the Memorial Day deadline set by House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., for moving a new farm bill. Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse about key details of the bill, most notably on cuts to nutrition spending.

Dairy cattle transported from Texas have been implicated in the spread of the H5N1, or bird flu, virus found in at least four of the seven states outside of Texas that have reported infections, according to states where H5N1 has been found.

The debate over what constitutes “practicing medicine” peaked recently with the arrest of ultrasound operators Rusty Herr and Ethan Wentworth, whove been accused of practicing veterinary medicine without a license.

Referencing Bovine Influenza A Virus will help distinguish disease between species.

The present case is the first involving a direct transmission from bovines to humans and is also the first time cows have shown susceptibility to this virus, surprising influenza virologists.

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Clair Windeyer, Associate Professor at the Universi...

Veterinarians are raising concerns about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed rule to schedule xylazine, also known as tranq, as a Schedule III controlled substance in Pennsylvania.

A new rule by FDA requires antibiotics to be purchased by a veterinarian.

Ashland City School board members Gina Deppert, Pam Mowry and John O. Teevan were sworn in by Treasurer Kyle Klinger at Mondays board meeting.