H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.
Category: Cattle
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Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was never confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may require a reassessment.
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Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle
The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.
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Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle
The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.
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Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe, saying pasteurization kills viruses.
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A Rodeo Festival in the Philippines Celebrates Cowboy Culture
In the Philippines, men and women compete in an annual rodeo that celebrates a thriving cowboy culture with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras.
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Where the Bison Could Roam
The New York Times – Business:Bison once numbered in the tens of millions in the United States. Now, a nonprofit is working to restore the shortgrass prairie, where the American icons and their ecosystem can thrive again.
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
The New York Times – Business:Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.