Nebraska reports its first known case of avian flu in dairy herd

 

Headline:  WATT Poultry, 9/16/2025

Roy Graber reports:

This is the first known case of H5N1 in dairy cattle in Nebraska. With this detection, the U.S. has now had 17 states where cattle have tested positive for the virus, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in a press release, stated that the herd is in the central part of the state, and it has been quarantined.

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