The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association reacted positively to the USDA’s updated response plan for combating highly pathogenic avian influenza.
“Dairy farmers and cooperatives appreciate USDA’s leadership in supporting American agriculture and safeguarding animal health as it deals with what soon will be a second year of H5N1 bird flu disruptions in dairy cattle,” says NMPF president and CEO Gregg Doud. “Dairy farmers and all of agriculture take biosecurity seriously, and we’re thankful for these actions that will further those efforts.”
IDFA President and CEO Dr. Michael Dykes, says they’re grateful Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins invested up to $100 million in new and ongoing research into animal vaccinations and therapeutic tools to manage HPAI in the nation’s dairy herds and commercial poultry flocks. “We continue to urge the agency to quickly develop and approve safe and effective bovine vaccines to guard against the disease,” Dykes said.
