The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is the only laboratory in Texas authorized to perform testing on any livestock destined for export. Authorized to perform testing that meets U.S.

The H5N1 bird flu — widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, U.S. dairy cows and even several recent human cases among agricultural workers – is a prime example of ...

The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus, better known as bird flu, among dairy cows in Texas — the second largest producer of dairy cattle — was first confirmed in late March. By then, H5N1 had ...

Hawaii is not prepared for the looming threat of a possible epidemic among feral and domesticated pigs, state experts say. The greatest concern, Kozuma said, is the possibility of the African swine ...

Livestock diseases will be better managed by incorporating the behaviors of individual farmers into national infection control policies, according to new research. Livestock diseases will be better ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

This year’s Idul Adha is expected to fall on May 27, with around 2.3 million animals projected to be slaughtered nationwide, ...

I’ve written previously about the need for better surveillance of emerging infectious diseases. Emerging pathogens are not unique to people, however. Animal diseases, especially diseases of livestock, ...

Amy Swinford, DVM, will serve as the interim director for the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Infectious Animal ...

A new One Health playbook offers governments around the world 18 practical ways to improve livestock systems in developing countries that will unlock benefits for global health and development. A ...

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