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Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens.

20 May 2024 at 08:27
Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year, traveling in cramped, stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease.

ยฉ Rory Doyle for The New York Times

The exact number of chickens, cows and pigs being transported on trucks, ships, planes and trains within the United States is difficult to pinpoint because there is no national system for tracking the movement of livestock.

Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm

1 May 2024 at 19:54
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.

ยฉ Hans Pennink/Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration said regulators had examined 201 commercial dairy samples, including milk, cottage cheese and sour cream, and had so far not found evidence that potentially infectious virus was on grocery shelves.

The Fight to Fend Off Bird Flu With Lasers and Inflatable Dancers

By: Linda Qiu
20 April 2024 at 14:21
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predators.

ยฉ Tim Gruber for The New York Times

Loren Brey installed a laser system atop his barn in Minnesota to fend off wild birds that may be carrying avian flu.

Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu

By: Linda Qiu
20 April 2024 at 05:01
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predators.

ยฉ Tim Gruber for The New York Times

Loren Brey installed a laser system atop his barn in Minnesota to fend off wild birds that may be carrying avian flu.
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