MADISON, Wisconsin, April 30 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The avian flu H5N1 has made the jump to mammals, including cattle, and inactive remnants of the virus have been found in grocery store milk. Experts from UW-Madison are available to discuss questions about H5N1 risk to human health, pets and more. Resources H5N1 update from UW-Madison experts In the last few months, the same strain of bird flu virus that has been circulating since 2022 has  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 30 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been actively working with the Kansas dairy industry to respond to the nationwide concerns due to the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle. KDA has also been closely following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's testing of the commercial milk supply, which on Friday confirmed the effectiveness of th more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The March Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 122.3, increased 1.5 percent from February but decreased 4.8 percent from March 2023. At 100.1, the Crop Production Index was down 1.2 percent from last month and 16 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 144.6,  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Missouri Field Office issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The March Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 122.3, increased 1.5 percent from February but decreased 4.8 percent from March 2023. At 100.1, the Crop Production Index was down 1.2 percent from last month and 16 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 144.6, inc more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * From President & CEO Gregg Doud: The crossover of this H5N1 virus from birds to dairy cattle has presented some extraordinary challenges to animal and human health regulators in Washington. Throughout my regular contact with Secretary Vilsack, Undersecretary Moffitt, and officials from FDA and other agencies in recent weeks, I have seen how leadership at USDA, FDA an more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Omega-6 fatty acids, commonly found in eggs, poultry, and seafood, could reduce the risk of bipolar disorder, according to a world-first study from the University of South Australia. Using Mendelian randomization, a powerful causal inference method, researchers tested 913 metabolites across 14,296 Europeans, finding 33 (mostly lipids) were associated with risk of bipolar disorder. Bipol more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 30 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: A strain of bird flu virus has spread to dairy herds. Photo: Althea Dotzour In the last few months, the same strain of bird flu virus that has been circulating since 2022 has spread to dairy herds, with confirmed infections in at least nine states. As part of efforts to track and minimize the spread of the virus, known as Type A H5N1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new require more PR

ROME, Italy, May 1 -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) President and CEO Krysta Harden and World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) Secretary General Andrea Porro today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration between their organizations in supporting greater farmer representation in global policymaking, promoting the role of international trade in delivering sustainable food systems and eleva more PR