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 ...

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.

(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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Bird flu infections linked to dairy cows have wiped out 3.1 million egg-laying chickens in Colorado in recent weeks, and poultry workers also tested positive.

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.

The first round of testing under the USDA order is set to begin Dec. 16. in California, Michigan, Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.