The USDA has confirmed that bird flu transfers from cow to cow
The USDA has confirmed that bird flu transfers from cow to cow
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated recently that cow-to-cow transfer contributes to the development of influenza in birds in dairy farms. Still, the specific mechanism by which the virus spreads remains unknown. On the other hand, both farmers and doctors are currently looking for clarification about the way the virus spreads so that they can better manage it. During the previous month, dairy farms in eight US states tested positive, as did single dairy employees in the state of Texas. Evenly, “Those of our team who have dealt with influenza for a lengthy period were very straight away declaring ‘Absolutely, it goes from cow to cow,'” remarked by Jim Lowe, an assistant dean at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
You are unable to clarify disease differently.” The virus is thought to have originated in wild migrating birds. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated that their research into cow illnesses included “several examples where the virus transmission was related with cattle moves across farms.” The government also found signs of the virus transmitted from milk cow operations “returning into surrounding poultry businesses through an unexplained mechanism.” In addition, the US Department of Agriculture stated that cows transmit the virus in large quantities in milk, so any item that comes into touch with milk that has not been pasteurized may transmit the sickness.
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According to the agency, respiratory transmission may not be the primary means by which the virus spreads in cattle. In spite of the lack of clarity surrounding the spread, the Department of Agriculture needs to implement isolation programs to limit cow travel around affected dairies, as it did for animals such as turkeys and chickens around infectious poultry farms. Infected animals tend to get better, but the flu in birds is typically dangerous for poultry.
The Agriculture Department (USDA) thinks that limiting cattle movement along with analyzing those that must be moved, as well as improving farm safety and cleanliness measures, will prevent the need for regulatory limits. The previous month, officials claimed that bird flu mostly diagnosed elderly cows, but new data show that younger livestock have also been impacted, according to the US Department of Agriculture
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