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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 ...
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USDA/APHIS Uses Emergency Funding to Combat Exotic Fruit Fly Outbreaks
USDA/APHIS will use $129.2 million in emergency funding to combat exotic fruit fly outbreaks, which threaten crops and trade. The funds will ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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USDA to establish voluntary swine health improvement plan
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking public comment on its proposal to expand a pilot voluntary swine ...
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Frankfort aviary cited by USDA for 78 bird deaths, multiple violations
Frankfort's petting zoo was cited with multiple violations, including the death of over half of their birds due to unknown ...
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 ...