Bovine TB — Canada
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious and reportable disease in Canada. One case does not affect trade, but there could be repercussions if the disease is found to be more widespread.
An Alberta farm has been quarantined after a positive case of tuberculosis was detected in a cow shipped to the United States for slaughter.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency [CFIA] is investigating and the index herd will be tested, said Rob McNabb of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.
“They detected
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