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USDA updates turkey flock H5N1 surveillance policies following raw turkey pet food contamination
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in ...
New report calls for improved oversight of meat and poultry
A new watchdog report highlights issues with the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service regarding meat and poultry safety. The report shows that the department has paused work ...
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APHIS announces proposed rule to establish swine health improvement plan
APHIS announces proposed rule to establish U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan as a federal regulatory program.
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USDA Secures $129.2 million funds to combat exotic fruit fly
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture approved the money allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to support the ...
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GAO tells USDA to tighten oversight of meat, poultry safety
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today calling for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ...
Texas Agriculture Commissioner calls horse anti-cruelty rule ‘government overreach’
A federal rule designed to "crack down on loopholes" in an anti-cruelty law protecting horses has drawn the ire of Texas ...
Indiana petting zoo cited by USDA after 78 birds die
FRANKFORT, Ind. — The United States Department of Agriculture is pushing change at a petting zoo in Frankfort after almost 80 ...
HPAI hits commercial turkey and egg laying facilities in Missouri
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri. According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
Delaware steps up efforts to collect sick and dead birds amid bird flu outbreak
There have been no human cases of bird flu in Delaware since this outbreak began, Hofmann said, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website says there has been one probable case in ...
Maryland is ramping up response to an increase of sick and dead birds in the state
More wildlife technicians will become available in Maryland to dispose of dead birds that could be carrying illnesses such as ...
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...
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City of Frankfort cited by USDA after 78 birds die at petting zoo
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a recent inspection report of the zoo, located at 1 Adrian Marks Drive, which reveals multiple violations and the deaths of 78 birds ...