The ruling could have major implications for animal-welfare inspections in Iowa, which is home to roughly 265 federally ...

The impact of USDA’s newly adopted final rule to certain exhibitors of farm animals remains unclear. A positive result of the rule is the definition of “domesticated farm-type animals.” Farm-type ...

USDA urges travelers this holiday season to avoid pork products. African swine fever threatens U.S. swine herds. What you ...

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced results from testing 30 samples of ground beef on Thursday, showing that all were negative for H5N1. The agency made the announcement on ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is continuing a path to require electronic identification for certain cattle and bison moving between states, the agency ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announcing it will allow cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Announced on Feb. 1, imports are scheduled to resume ...

On September 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the availability of two new resources to answer stakeholder questions ...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is nearing the completion of a five-year pilot surveillance program to monitor antimicrobial resistance and will establish a permanent surveillance ...

USDA published a proposed rule which would amend U.S. animal disease traceability regulations to require eartags in cattle and bison that are both visually and electronically readable — electronic ...

African swine fever doesn't affect humans but can have a fatality rate of up to 100% in infected domestic and wild pigs.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for the interstate movement of certain ...

In December 2014, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit that was highly critical of the department’s enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (as ...