The CDC advised workers to use protective equipment if they may be exposed to sick livestock after a Texas dairy worker tested positive for bird flu, but many have not received any.

T he spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least an hour.

Stensland Family Farms, which sits in the northwest corner of Iowa, has 170 dairy cows, but nobody milks them. Robots do. Aided by sensors, lasers, and data collection, automated technology is ...

The cows were sick with bird flu, a virus that has spread among cattle in at least 14 states and has rapidly taken hold in California’s Central Valley, home to the nation’s largest dairy ...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — In the two months since Richard Watson strapped 200 remote-control-sized transmitters around his cows’ necks, an artificial-intelligence system named Ida has pinged his phone ...

“Dairy cows have to be milked even if they are sick, and it has not been clear for how long the virus contained in residual milk from the milking process remains stable on the equipment,” said ...

Lone Star Dairy had 1,271 cows and 985 heifers at its facilities as of April 4, the inventory sheet noted. The next court appearance in this case is scheduled for July 16.

In 1997, fewer than 18 percent of the nation’s dairy cows lived on farms with 1,000 or more animals; by 2022, ... there are also fewer cows sharing the same milking equipment.

The spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least an hour.