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Opinion: Good biosecurity critical to mitigating the spread of H5N1<\/h4>\n

By Tom Vilsack, June 21, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

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The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good biosecurity is a critically important path to containing the virus. Containing and eliminating the virus in our dairy cattle is essential \u2013 to protect the health of our herds and flocks, our\u00a0farmers,\u00a0our farmworkers, our families, and the rural economy they make possible.<\/p>\n

This past winter a group of migrating wild birds infected with H5N1 transferred the virus to dairy cattle somewhere in the Texas panhandle region \u2013 this was the first reported case in dairy cattle. Cows that were shipped from the panhandle spread the disease to other parts of the country, and now, H5N1 \u2013 the same strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza found in wild birds and poultry flocks \u2013 has been found in 115 dairy herds in 12 states.<\/p>\n

To find out more, visit the Agri-Pulse website >>><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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