Heat stress occurs when the cow’s internal body temperature rises above its comfortable range and absorbs more heat than the ...

An international study by Michigan State University and partner researchers has uncovered a hidden danger lurking in animal ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A biosecurity plan will be different for every cattle operation. “There is not a one-size-fits-all ...

A severe storm in Milford, Illinois, caused a cattle farm to lose nearly 700 cows, and the family is now working to rebuild the property and find the remaining 60 cows.

XINGUARA, Brazil -Decades of ranching in the Amazon have earned Roque Quagliato, Brazil’s “King of Cattle,” great wealth – and some trouble. But as Brazil’s beef industry evolves under ...

Workers in milking parlors are among those who have fallen sick. All but two states reported bird flu infections in either cattle, poultry or people between March 2024 and February 2025.

1st human case of bird flu reported in Texas linked to exposure to sick cattle In March, U.S. officials said milk from dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle and Kansas tested positive for bird flu.

Health officials emphasize that any sick birds or cattle are kept out of the food supply. Cooking meat to 165 degrees (74 Celsius) kills bird flu, E. coli, salmonella or anything else.

To date, 46 people have been diagnosed with bird flu, also known as H5N1, in the United States this year. All but one of those patients had been exposed to sick cattle or poultry on farms. Most ...

In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen: “They said ...

In this new study, we used high-throughput sequencing approaches on CD8+ T lymphocytes from sick cattle, compared with healthy animals," explains Benjamin Dewals, a researcher and lecturer at the ...

So far, three other farm workers in the U.S. have contracted bird flu after coming into contact with sick cattle, according to the CDC, but none of the workers developed severe symptoms.