The main goal of USDA’s H5N1 Monitoring Program is to eliminate the virus from U.S. dairy herds. Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom says there are still some concerns over how such a goal can be reached. “It’s a new endeavor for us, and I think what we’re most resistant to is just making sure that the ends and the means match up.” A new White House administration doesn’t necessarily mean changes to the program. “We’re not guessing that there will be much change with the administration change. However, that’s always possible.”
