Dairy Cows Must Be Tested for Bird Flu Before Moving Between States: USDA

New order announced Wednesday.
Dairy Cows Must Be Tested for Bird Flu Before Moving Between States: USDA
Cows at a dairy in California on Nov. 23, 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Dairy cows cannot be moved between states without testing for the highly pathogenic avian influenza, U.S. officials announced on April 24.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a federal order that says “prior to interstate movement, dairy cattle are required to receive a negative test for Influenza A virus.”
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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