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APHIS Updates Policy to Enhance Surveillance of Turkey Flocks in HPAI Affected States
As part of its ongoing, multi-faceted efforts to combat the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today is updating its policy for pre-slaughter surveillance to enhance testing of turkey flocks in affected states. In late December 2024, APHIS became aware of a genetic link between turkeys potentially infected with HPAI H5N1, virus detected in raw pet food, and an infected household cat.
Out of an abundance of caution, and to...
USDA Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1
USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS). This brings the total number of states testing under NMTS guidelines to 36 since the first round of states joined in early December.
With the enrollment of six additional states, the NMTS will account for bulk milk tank...
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