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USDA layoffs leave research, along with chickens, cows and bison, in the lurch
The USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames is at the forefront of livestock research, foreign disease diagnostics ...
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APHIS Reinstates Legacy Biotechnology Regulations: Implications for CRISPR-Edited Plants
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on January 23, 2025, that it is reinstating its legacy ...
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'Bird Flu' Has Been Confirmed in Rats for the First Time: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in four rats submitted for ...
Fresh Fruit Portal16h
APHIS establishes a citrus greening quarantine in Mississippi
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is establishing a quarantine for the entire state of Mississippi for citrus greening.
USDA worker in Ames, her job cut, says she was aiding scientists in bird flu battle
Also caught up in the job cuts was Ron Gregory. He worked for a USDA plant protection and quarantine office in Wyoming, but ...
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USDA Maintains Cattle Imports Amid Second New World Screwworm Case in Mexico
On Feb. 1, USDA’s APHIS announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico under a new comprehensive protocol. With herd levels at a 74-year low and high beef prices, traders had ...
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USDA issues conditional license for H5N2 vaccination
The vaccine from Zoetis, Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus, is for poultry and has been demonstrated to be ...
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USDA tries to rehire employees working on bird flu
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture confirmed that it’s looking to retract termination offers made to people ...