Posted inAvian Influenza Birds Cattle Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Viruses Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. Posted by By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli
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Posted inAvian Influenza Cattle Hygiene and Cleanliness Livestock Milk Robots and Robotics Viruses Wisconsin How the Messy Process of Milking Cows Can Spread Bird Flu On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. Posted by By Emily Anthes and Tim Gruber
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