Bird flu’s disturbing new turn into cattle — are California herds safe?
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Bird flu’s disturbing new turn into cattle — are California herds safe?
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer. Meanwhile, California, the nation’s leading milk producer, is working out the details of a testing program for all incoming animals to comply with a new federal requirement, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.