It's not often that cows are part of global warming solutions, but a new type of feed could change that. University of Florida researchers have discovered that a new cow feed could cut down on cow ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Agriculture Department, investigating a possible case of mad cow disease in an animal previously declared free of the ailment, conducted more tests only after being urged to do ...

BENSON COUNTY, Minn. — Lab tests have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Benson County, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, also ...

Dairy cattle producers looking to continue to move lactating dairy cows should be prepared to take proactive steps to limit the spread of the H5N1 virus in their herd. How to do that was top of mind ...

WASHINGTON -- One of the biggest hurdles in fighting ailments such as mad cow disease and its human version has been the lack of a way to diagnose the illness. A new process may point the way to a ...

In humans, a form of the disease has been linked to the consumption of contaminated meat. WASHINGTON -- A third and more sophisticated test on the beef cow suspected of having mad cow disease would ...

Canadian health authorities have but one grisly way to stop mad cow disease: Kill all 150 animals at the Alberta ranch where a single, unsteady old cow was stricken. All because there is no simple ...

Thirty-eight more cattle from a Texas ranch tested negative for mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today. The 38 animals were from the same ranch and herd as the Texas beef ...