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Both herds detected for with virus are in Cassia County. But the second one is not linked to any cows that were shipped from another state with a positive case.
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The state won't know until May or June whether the chemical deployed in the Snake River worked to kill all the mussels.
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The cows started experiencing symptoms shortly after the farm received a shipment of cattle from an operation in Texas, where animals later tested positive.
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Gov. Brad Little's budget, unveiled earlier this week, included $6.6 million to control the invasive mussels
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The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board recently approved agreements with ranchers to kill wolves for the protection of livestock. Some of the agreements say efforts will include shooting wolves from helicopters or planes on Forest Service land.
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The rapid timeline from when the Idaho State Department of Agriculture found invasive quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River in September to when it deployed a chemical treatment two weeks later, was unparalleled in the world of invasive mussel control.
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is releasing a copper-based chemical into the Snake River to target invasive quagga mussels and larvae.
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The copper-based chemical Natrix can kill quagga mussels at all life stages. It will be introduced to the Snake River near Twin Falls.
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture found quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River in Twin Falls.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza is a contagious viral disease that often leads to dead chickens. Human infections from bird flu are possible, but rare.