Dairy Farmers Keep Reporting Bird Flu Tests in Milk
Published Date: 2/20/2025
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Summary
The government wants to keep collecting info about testing milk from dairy cows to watch out for a serious bird flu that can affect livestock. Dairy farmers and milk producers need to keep reporting test results to help stop the disease from spreading. This extension means no new costs or changes, just more time to keep tracking and protecting our farms.
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Dairy milk HPAI testing continues
If you are a dairy farmer or milk producer, you must keep testing milk from dairy cattle and continue reporting test results for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The Agency is seeking an extension of approval to keep collecting this information and states there are no new costs or changes—just more time to continue tracking and protecting farms.
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