Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...

A recent letter to the editor (“Honor motherhood and reconsider cow’s milk,” May 7 Leader) on the dairy industry causes a great deal of concern. There were numerous false statements over the ...

A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu — the same one that led to the death of a Louisiana man — has for first the first time ...

Wisconsin dairy producers may submit new or remodel barn plans for a ‘Cow (calf/heifer) Comfort Risk Assessment,’ performed for a modest fee. Recommendations are returned to the management team, ...

In the old, tie-stall barn cows averaged 24,000 lb. Enhancements in cow comfort, changing to three-times a day milking and nutrition improvements have all aided in the dairy going to 31,000 lb. per ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...

File - Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6 ...

Cow comfort is important to milk production, milk quality, reproductive efficiency, and health of dairy cows. A cow’s housing and management can affect her comfort. There are economic consequences to ...

The same strain is linked to the bird flu patient who died in Louisiana. A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on ...

Dairy cows stand in a field outside a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa in 2024. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photos ...

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form ...