The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...
Dairy cow slaughter rates are well above prior-year levels. For the week ending January 18, culling totaled 58,000 head, up 13.5% on the year.
All cattle and calves in Arkansas as of January 1, 2025 totaled 1.56 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2024.