Penn State Dairy Herd Certified Free of Avian Influenza After Rigorous Testing

Penn State’s dairy herd has been certified as free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) after three weeks of intensive testing, according to animal health experts from the College of Agricultural Sciences. The certification was achieved under the Pennsylvania Lactating Dairy Cow Health Monitoring Program, a voluntary state initiative aimed at monitoring and preventing the spread of HPAI in dairy cattle.