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Public Comment Period: “Implementing Foot and Mouth Disease Testing of Bulk Tank Milk as an Outbreak Response Tool” White Paper
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed livestock that poses no food safety or public health risk but would have severe consequences for the U.S. dairy industry. Because FMD virus is shed in milk one to four days before clinical signs appear, testing bulk tank milk (BTM) offers a valuable early-detection strategy. Through a USDA APHIS cooperative agreement, NMPF has create a white paper that synthesizes research since USDA’s 2017 publication on FMD BTM testing and incorporates lessons from the 2024–2026 HPAI H5N1 outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle.
Read the Draft White Paper Here >
Use the Take Action button below to provide feedback on the white paper by Aug. 17.
