[Source: Michigan Agriculture and Rural Development Agency, full page: (LINK).]
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State Confirms Bovine TB in Alpena County Dairy Herd
Contact: Bridget Patrick 517-241-2669 / Agency: Agriculture and Rural Development
Producer meeting will be held on January 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
January 3, 2012
A public information meeting will be held on January 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Wilson Township Hall, 3746 King Settlement Road, Herron, MI 49744.
Since the bovine TB eradication effort began, all of Michigan's 14,000 cattle farms have undergone TB testing.
Since 1998, MDARD and USDA have detected and 55 TB positive cattle herds and four privately owned cervid operations in the northern section of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
To receive information regarding disease outbreaks, or regulatory changes that impact your livestock, please join our Animal Health Listserv by visiting www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases.
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-Contact: Bridget Patrick 517-241-2669 / Agency: Agriculture and Rural Development
Producer meeting will be held on January 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
January 3, 2012
A public information meeting will be held on January 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Wilson Township Hall, 3746 King Settlement Road, Herron, MI 49744.
Since the bovine TB eradication effort began, all of Michigan's 14,000 cattle farms have undergone TB testing.
Since 1998, MDARD and USDA have detected and 55 TB positive cattle herds and four privately owned cervid operations in the northern section of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
To receive information regarding disease outbreaks, or regulatory changes that impact your livestock, please join our Animal Health Listserv by visiting www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases.
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