Mary Wilson
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January 29, 2025
By Jody Heemstra
Bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in a cow/calf herd in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson says the infected herd was identified by the traceback efforts on a Hamlin County feedlot steer. That animal was initially identified in late October 2024 by meat inspectors during routine inspection at a Wisconsin packing plant and confirmed as TB in early December 2024 by the Veterinary Surveillance Laboratory in Ames, IA.
Thompson says sale records linked the Hamlin County steer to a Kingsbury County herd where the steer was born. Testing of the source herd confirmed the presence of bovine TB in multiple cows. ...
https://drgnews.com/2025/01/29/tuberculosis-found-in-cattle-herd-in-northeast-south-dakota/
By Jody Heemstra
Bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in a cow/calf herd in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson says the infected herd was identified by the traceback efforts on a Hamlin County feedlot steer. That animal was initially identified in late October 2024 by meat inspectors during routine inspection at a Wisconsin packing plant and confirmed as TB in early December 2024 by the Veterinary Surveillance Laboratory in Ames, IA.
Thompson says sale records linked the Hamlin County steer to a Kingsbury County herd where the steer was born. Testing of the source herd confirmed the presence of bovine TB in multiple cows. ...
https://drgnews.com/2025/01/29/tuberculosis-found-in-cattle-herd-in-northeast-south-dakota/