Dairy herds infected with the highly pathogenic bird flu H5N1 have been confirmed in eight states.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the North America's Building Trade Union National Legislative Conference.by MADDIE LEE | KTVO StaffFILE - A line of Holstein dairy cows feeds through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho on March 11, 2009. Professor Phillip Jardon of Iowa State University ’s Veterinary Extension said while the disease is highly pathogenic for poultry, it does not seem to be highly pathogenic in dairy cows , so far.
Jardon said Iowa State University Pathologist Drew Magstadt suggested testing the milk for bird flu, which showed the disease being shed in high amounts through the milk. “We should be worried, but not panicked," said Jardon. "Then I think there's also some evidence that this might be spreading from cows to some of the birds, whether it's because of the mutation or whether it's because of, just proximity. So I think we need to be careful of that, too. And try our best to keep it from coming into Iowa.”
USDA officials said they do not believe that the disease will impact the price of dairy or its availability.
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