The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza, or the bird flu, has been discovered in a backyard flock in New Haven County.

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.

By the end of the 20th century, it seemed like cow’s milk was over, along with scrunchies and network television. Soy and nut milks had moved from health-food shelves to the supermarket to Starbucks, ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

The USDA says production of most dairy products in December was up on the year, aside from dry milk products, as processors focused on categories with the strongest demand. Total cheese production was ...

Ohio State Extension educator Maurice Eastridge explores the convergence of milk production and domestic disappearance.

A branch of the H5N1 bird flu family tree that hadn't previously been seen in cattle has now been detected in dairy cows.

Livestock farmers in Ohio obviously want their animals to have the best quality diets, because good quality diets bring value to the entire production chain. This may be especially important in dairy ...