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Pennsylvania is asking dairy farms to participate in voluntary monitoring for avian influenza in their milk. The free bulk-tank testing program is intended to speed response in case the disease
Ag Secretary Russell Redding is urging lawmakers to create a state veterinary lab in western Pennsylvania to improve services for farmers and strengthen the ag industry.
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USDA will require dairy cows to receive a negative test for influenza A before interstate shipment.
Experts have moved swiftly to dissipate producer and consumer anxiety as new cases of bird flu-positive dairy cattle emerge.
Producers have been told to improve biosecurity measures to protect herds and workers, with entry permits, quarantine measures and PPE use becoming hot topics.