Mar 20, 2026 | Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Dr. Michael Payne, UCD School of Vet Med and Director CDQAP and Dr. Nicki Humphrey, Cattle and Swine Specialist, Animal Health Branch, CDFA Livestock producers remain understandably concerned about reports that the New World Screwworm (NWS) continues to creep...
Jan 30, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
New World Screwworm: What Has Changed and What California Dairy Producers Should Know By: Nick Kimutis, MPH, Livestock Programs, & Dr. Nicki Humphrey, Cattle & Swine Specialist, Animal Health Branch, CDFA New World Screwworm (NWS) has been the subject of...
Oct 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
It’s “All Hands-On Deck” for USDA and farmers are asked to report suspicious wounds. Last week USDA reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Less than 70 miles from the U.S.- Mexican border, this is the closest detection...
Jan 14, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
As the year closed out, California’s dairy industry was managing HPAI and its ever-changing landscape. For both HPAI and other issues, CDQAP has been striving to provide industry with timely actionable information. Particularly for HPAI, a focus has been on disease...
