The U.S. dairy sector has been trying to get a handle on infections 
of highly pathogenic avian influenza since herds started falling ill last year.

Study teases out bird flu infection trends across livestock species

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) readily infected cells from milk-producing organs in dairy cows, but beef cells held it off, and virus behaviour was different depending on if it spread through a bird or another mammal

Reading Time: 4 minutes New research reveals bird flu’s impact on dairy cows, exploring why beef cattle remain less affected. Learn about mammary cell vulnerability, swine risks, and ongoing studies on human cases and different virus strains.




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Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.


The cost of feed has declined in 2024, putting a lid on the need for a milk price increase.

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

The slight decrease is due to a decline in the cost of feed

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024.