Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working ...
EurekAlert!4d
New insights into how dairy cattle efficiently convert plant biomass into nutrients: unlocking the power of rumen microbiota
A research team has identified key microbial genomes and enzymatic strategies responsible for breaking down the ...
USA Today7d
New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Can H5N1 be transmitted to humans?
The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly eye infections.
Do cows have a language? Dutch scientist learning how they speak to one another
Cornips believed that cows possessed the intellect and social behaviours to be useful research subjects for linguists. As a ...
Dairy cows infected with second version of bird flu
A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...
Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada
A dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu—genotype D1.1—that has newly spilled over to cows, ...
The Hill7d
Second strain of bird flu found in Nevada dairy cows
Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu virus different from the one circulating in other herds throughout the past year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ...
Science News7d
A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?
The same version of the bird flu that has caused the most serious human illnesses in North America has now turned up in dairy cows. Cattle in Nevada tested positive for the H5N1 viral variant D1.1 ...