The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture have confirmed the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Nebraska dairy herd. The confirmation came after routine testing of milk samples required under the USDA’s April 2024 Federal Order. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is now working with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture on additional testing and on-farm investigations to understand the situation and limit further spread. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture reports the affected herd is in central Nebraska and is now under quarantine. “With supportive care, dairy cattle recover with little to no mortality associated with the disease,” the ag department release states.