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Given the high risk posed by lactating dairy cattle to other cattle, the rest of the exhibition community, and the public, lactating dairy cattle should not attend exhibitions including county and state fairs, until 2025 or beyond.
The 2024 families honored cover a wide spectrum of farming, from traditional crops and livestock to community-based ventures and operations producing a wide range of fruit, vegetables and flowers. They were chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to enhancing and supporting agriculture.
Livestock and poultry exhibitors are preparing their animals for local, county and state fair exhibitions. As H5N1 Influenza A infections have been interrupting production in poultry and dairy cattle farms, an Extension has guidance for exhibitors and exhibition decision-makers.
Helga the Hereford, a full-size cow model, allows beef and dairy producers to practice critical skills and ask questions in a non-emergency, low-pressure situation before needing to use the skills on a live animal.
The USDA announced that initial testing of ground beef samples tested negative for H5N1. No virus fragments or whole virus were detected in the meat.
FDA testing reaffirms that pasteurization kills the H5N1 virus, and no live, infectious virus has been found in samples. They also tested powdered infant and toddler formulas, cottage cheese and sour cream.
Lactating dairy cattle from herds that have tested positive for Influenza A are not eligible for interstate movement for 30 days from the most recent collection of any sample that tests positive from any individual animal in the herd.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that grocery store milk has tested positive for H5N1 fragments. Retail milk study results indicate that the commercial milk supply is safe.
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) issued a federal order requiring premovement testing for lactating dairy cattle crossing state lines beginning Monday, April 29, 2024.
As we try to improve feed efficiency, it is useful to think about and minimize sources of energy loss from the animal.
