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 TB in association with the Rock County investigation,” Ibach said.
He said NDA staff, in coordination with federal animal disease officials, tested 21,764 head of cattle in association with the investigation of two TB-positive cows found in Rock County last year.
A total of 61 herds in 20 counties were quarantined as NDA traced cattle movement into and out of the affected herd, and tested cattle that may have shared a fence line with the herd. No additional positive cases of TB were found. Ibach said only three herds remain under quarantine at this time, with those quarantines to be lifted as those feeder cattle move to slaughter. Read More…
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