Why Isn’t Bird Flu Going Away?

A limited number of producers are wrestling with prolonged quarantines and bulk tank re-detections. CDFA’s most recent data show that of the roughly 770 California dairies that have been infected with Avian Influenza. Some 630, more than 80%, have been released from...

Seminars of Interest at World Ag Expo

The World Ag Expo is hosting many talks of potential interest for dairy producers. For those who missed the Golden State Dairy Management conference, many of the presentations will be presented on Tuesday between 11:30 and 2:20 and Wednesday between 1:30 to 2:20....

Wild Bird Deterrence

Based on laboratory and epidemiologic studies disease investigators have concluded that wild birds introduced Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, or “Bird Flu”) into one or more Midwestern dairy herds. The same viral strain isolated from clinical cows has also...