# How scientists are working to solve the bird flu outbreak | AP News

> Researchers exposed yearling heifers to aerosolized H5N1 and inoculated virus into the teats of lactating cows. The infected cows showed few symptoms at first, while the later group developed reduced appetite, lower milk output and thick yellowish milk.

- Date: 2024-08-23 · published 2024-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16071-how-scientists-are-working-to-solve-the-bird-flu-outbreak-ap-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The findings show H5N1 can reduce milk production in dairy cows, which bears on dairy supply risk. The study alone does not change current milk price fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

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| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu outbreak in the US. What to know \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16104-bird-flu-outbreak-in-the-us-what-to-know-ap-news.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
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| MILK | 2024-04-27 | [Bird flu virus has been spreading among US cows for months, RNA reveals \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16100-bird-flu-virus-has-been-spreading-among-us-cows-for-months-rna-reveals-nature.md) | +18.6% | +19.7% |
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| MILK | 2025-03-12 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets \| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25604-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets-college-of-agricultural-and.md) | -0.2% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-usda-iowa-research-8506a7cd0ab1e58cf776aba67b0f97f8

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