A Kansas dairy farm will soon start voluntary testing for bird flu in their dairy cattle.

 The Kansas Department of Agriculture says one dairy farm has agreed to do voluntary testing so far but that more have shown interest in the program. To qualify as a monitored herd, a dairy farm must start by testing their bulk milk weekly for H5N1, commonly known as bird flu. Bird flu was found in two Kansas dairy herds in March of this year but since that time there have been no other positive tests.

Being a part of the voluntary testing program means herds with clean milk tests do not have to do individual testing on animals before moving cattle within the state or across state lines. Farms in Nebraska, Texas, and New Mexico are also participating in the program.