New regulations aimed at protecting Texas cattle from tuberculosis (TB) will go into effect Oct. 13.
Texas livestock health officials adopted the new regulations after recent findings of cattle TB infection in two New Mexico dairies, a Colorado bucking bull herd, and an Oklahoma beef herd.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) hopes its new entry, testing and movement regulations will continue to keep the state’s cattle industry TB-free.
Texas was designated TB-free in 2006 after a rigorous program to detect the contagious bacterial disease that can cause lesions on an animal’s lungs, lymph nodes and other internal organs.
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