Final Reading: Amid avian flu outbreak in herds elsewhere, Vermont tries to protect its dairy farms 

Dairy cows feed at Sprague Farm in Brookfield on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
There have been no positive test results for avian flu in Vermont cows, State Veterinarian Kristin Haas assured members of the House Agriculture committee Thursday morning.The good news seemed slightly tempered by the admission, immediately following, that the state had not actually tested for it in any animals yet. H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, is a virus deadl