Agri-Pulse reports:
Iowa reported infection in another dairy herd in Sioux County Saturday, and Colorado’s county of infected herds grew by six last week. Seven herds in that state are under quarantine. The number of herds that have been infected is now more than 100 in 12 states.
By the way: In this week’s Agri-Pulse Open Mic interview, the president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, Gregg Doud, says testing of pasteurized milk has confirmed the safety of the U.S. milk supply, despite the avian flu infections.
“The tests have been run. The analysis has been done. We’ve been using pasteurization and milk for over 100 years, and the results are this takes care of the issue of milk safety for US consumers,” Doud says.
To listen to the interview click here.
