(The Center Square) – All herds of commercial dairy cows will be required to submit weekly samples from tanks to test for avian flu, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and ...

CHICAGO, July 23 (Reuters) - Colorado began requiring dairies to test milk supplies for bird flu every week, the state's veterinarian told Reuters on Tuesday, as a federal team arrived to help ...

A new mandate announced by the United States Department of Agriculture requires that all raw milk be submitted for testing, to better track the bird flu.

Colorado officials hope a mandated will help curb the spread of HPAI, and efforts will protect dairy and poultry industries, and public health in the state.

Colorado, however, had ordered licensed dairies in July to begin submitting weekly samples of their milk to the state for testing.

The U.S. issued a federal order Friday mandating bird flu testing for the national milk supply, as the virus continues its rapid spread among dairy herds.

Colorado will require dairies to test their milk supplies for bird flu every week, the state Department of Agriculture announced.

In July, Colorado's veterinarians mandated bulk-milk testing to curb the spread of bird flu in the state's dairy herds.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado is now requiring dairies to test their milk supplies for bird flu weekly after six poultry workers in the state tested positive for the virus. A ...

The move follows an April 24 federal order that mandated testing of certain dairy cattle before they could move between states and required reporting of any positive tests.