Since bird flu was first detected in Idaho cattle over a year ago, officials at the State Department of Agriculture have had to ship milk samples from dairies around the Gem State to laboratories in Utah, Colorado and Washington state for testing. The shipments delayed test results and response times to the highly contagious disease as it infected an industry worth billions of dollars to the state.
This Boise lab used to ship bird flu samples to CO. Now it gets results in hours
- Published Jul 30, 2025