Day: April 17, 2010

Nebraska wraps up probe on cattle TB case

LINCOLN, Neb. — Despite the new case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) found in South Dakota in January that led to quarantine of four northeast Nebraska herds, Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) director Greg Ibach said the new case is “not indicative of a TB problem in Nebraska.” In a public update on the TB issue, Ibach offered details on the “wrap up” of the investigation into the June 2009 finding of two TB-positive beef cows in a Rock County herd. “We are extremely pleased that after extensive testing, we did not find any additional positive cases of

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Colorado reports 1st horse-rabies case of 2010

ARAPAHOE COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is warning livestock and pet owners after a horse in eastern Arapahoe County tested positive for rabies. “It’s relatively rare in Colorado. We had one horse with rabies last year in September and again this year, so in a short time period we’ve had two cases of rabies and we haven’t seen any [horse] cases of rabies in Colorado in over 25 years,” Assistant State Veterinarian Nick Striegal said. The Department of Agriculture is asking livestock and pet owners to discuss animal health with their local veterinarians. “Animal owners

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