Diagnostic Tests
Investigating causes of late-term abortions
Learn common pathogenic and nonpathogenic causes of late-term abortions and how dairy producers, their herd veterinarians and veterinary diagnostic laboratories can work together to help find the cause of late-term abortions.
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Liver biopsies: A cow’s mineral gauge
Liver biopsies are a quick and efficient way of noting a cow’s trace mineral status.
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Weekly Digest: HPAI financial assistance and testing updates for dairies
FARM Program releases new versions, and $12 million in grant funding announced for dairy initiatives.
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Third dairy farmworker diagnosed with H5N1; more herd status testing options available
The USDA received an additional $824 million in emergency funding and announced a pilot program to offer bulk milk testing prior to interstate animal movement.
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USDA mandates influenza A testing for interstate movement of dairy cattle
Effective April 29, these mandates for testing and reporting of results are intended to further protect livestock from the threat of HPAI.
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Avian influenza identified as illness affecting dairy cows in the Southwest
USDA confirms highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two dairy cattle herds in Texas and two herds in Kansas.
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Southwest dairies affected by unidentified dairy cow illness
A contagious illness in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico is under investigation by state and federal animal health officials.
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