# USDA urged to add dairy cattle vaccine to HPAI strategy

> US state agriculture and animal-health groups urged the USDA to establish a voluntary emergency vaccination framework for dairy cattle, starting with a limited pilot. They said vaccination could complement surveillance, biosecurity and movement controls as H5N1 continues to circulate in dairy herds; infections have been associated with reduced milk production, culling and abortions.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:16:47.393Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89765-usda-urged-to-add-dairy-cattle-vaccine-to-hpai-strategy
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

If adopted, vaccination could limit disease-related milk losses and help protect cattle supply, easing the risk of tighter dairy and beef availability. The proposal is not yet a USDA policy or an immediate supply change.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-03-26 | [Avian influenza found in US dairy cattle \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16111-avian-influenza-found-in-us-dairy-cattle-agriculture-dive.md) | -0.5% | -5.2% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2023-04-04 | [India's milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12311-india-s-milk-imports-soar-as-disease-hits-local-cattle-stock-reuters.md) | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| MILK | 2024-09-16 | [Milk futures on the rise - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28319-milk-futures-on-the-rise-dairy-star.md) | +0.5% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-01 | [USDA ramps up screwworm fight as cattle futures surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23460-usda-ramps-up-screwworm-fight-as-cattle-futures-surge.md) | -1.4% | -3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-12 | [Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24636-cattle-futures-surge-over-us-halt-to-mexican-cattle-imports-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-20 | [Deadly parasite halts Mexican cattle imports to U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26449-deadly-parasite-halts-mexican-cattle-imports-to-u-s.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/34296-usda-urged-to-add-dairy-cattle-vaccine-to-hpai-strategy

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