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US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu

FILE PHOTO: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a press briefing at the White House

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.

The move comes after livestock and veterinary groups pushed the USDA to strengthen its current surveillance approach, calling it inadequate to contain the virus, according to state records and industry documents reviewed by Reuters.



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