JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state Agriculture Department plans to close one of its three animal health laboratories because of state budget cuts, and officials are worried about the consequences in ...

Farmers and veterinarians from throughout the area gathered last week to discuss the fate of the state animal health laboratory in Wytheville that runs tests and necropsies on their animals. Afraid ...

The layoffs in USDA’s National Animal Health Laboratory Network program office come as egg prices reach record highs amid worsening outbreak. Laboratories in a national network of 58 facilities ...

Lab workers at the UC Davis animal health lab are threatening to strike, which could throw a wrench in the ability to test for avian flu in poultry and cattle. In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy ...

For a state like South Dakota, with five times as many cattle and twice as many hogs and chickens as we have citizens, livestock health is a big deal. We all know the tremendous impact the livestock ...

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized. By Emily Anthes On April 1, the Trump administration’s ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — In part because of the avian influenza virus that led to the death of millions of turkeys and chickens across the country last summer, South Dakota is laying the groundwork to ...

Due in part to the avian influenza virus that led to the death of millions of turkeys and chickens across the country last summer, South Dakota is laying the groundwork to upgrade its only animal ...