The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer financial assistance to dairy producers whose premises are affected by H5N1 influenza virus. The assistance aims to improve biosecurity in order to reduce the spread of the virus and to provide financial tools for lost milk production.
The move comes two weeks after USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) began requiring dairy cattle to receive a negative test for Influenza A virus prior to interstate movement. Read more