Episode 271 - H5N1 Update - USDA Begins National Milk Testing Strategy - UMN Extension's The Moos Room

Abstract

USDA Announces New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds Beef on Dairy New Federal Order Will Require National Milk Testing and Support State Officials and Dairy Regulators; Builds on Actions to Protect Farms, Farmworkers and Communities from H5N1 Avian Influenza. USDA Press Release (https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/12/06/usda-announces-new-federal-order-begins-national-milk-testing); National Milk Testing Strategy (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-livestock/testing); Roadmap: National Milk Testing Strategy (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/national-milk-testing-strategy-5-stages.v2.pdf); Enhance Biosecurity (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity); USDA APHIS Website (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock); FDA Updates Page (https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai); MN Board of Animal Health Website (https://www.bah.state.mn.us/)