Articles Tagged with ''animal disease''

USDA announces an additional $824 million in emergency funding from the Commodity Credit Corp. to bolster livestock health efforts.

Cattle production leaders sign a joint statement to continue advocating for greater oversight of emerging lab-grown proteins, protecting cattle from animal diseases and promoting the sustainability of the cattle industry.

Researchers develop a genotyping assay suitable for clinical samples with higher discriminatory power than previously used infectious laryngotracheitis virus genotype assays.

Alveo Technologies partners with NYtor B.V  to create a rapid, accurate, pen-side test to detect the dominant swine flu strains, including H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2.

APHIS requires electronic ID for certain cattle and bison moving interstate.

The Agricultural Research Service inducts David Suarez into its Science Hall of Fame for his research on avian influenza, Newcastle disease and emerging zoonotic viruses.

Meat Institute requests USDA and the CDC provide worker safety guidance specific to beef processors to ensure workers are protected from infection.

There continues to be no concern that this circumstance poses a risk to consumer health.

USDA's APHIS confirms the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in New Mexico, as well as 5 additional dairy herds in Texas.

At this stage, there is no concern that these detections pose a risk to consumer health.