Kapchemutwo residents in Elgeyo Marakwet County inspect the carcass of a dairy cow that had its udder and reproductive organs removed. [Stephen Ruto, Standard] Owning a dairy cow is a source of joy ...

Cow udders may provide a hotspot for bird flu and human flu viruses to mingle. The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than ...

On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...

Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained. By Carl Zimmer Ever since scientists discovered influenza infecting ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been around for decades, and the damage it wreaks on chickens and other poultry is well documented. But the recent discovery that the virus has jumped into dairy cattle — ...

New protections have been put in place to prevent the spread of bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza -- or HPAI -- in dairy cattle in 34 dairy ...