To curb the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, Colorado recently implemented mandatory testing in the commercial dairy industry after several “spillover events” in which poultry was infected.
“We have been navigating this challenging, novel outbreak of HPAI in dairy operations for nearly three months in Colorado and have not been able to curb the spread of disease at this point,” said Maggie Baldwin, state veterinarian. “We have seen devastating impacts of this disease not only to our dairy industry, but our poultry industry as well. With the strong support of the dairy and poultry industries, we feel that this is the best next step in order to protect these vital industries in our state.” Read more