June 18, 2010 — It’s back to business after all the cattle on Rose Angus Farm in Olive Hill tested negative this past week for Bovine Tuberculosis. When owner Jason Rose arrived home from work June 8, a written note on his front door caused immediate concerns about a cow he sold in November on the market. Dr. Jan Leslie, DVM with the Kentucky State Board of Agriculture Animal Health Division in Frankfort, traveled to the Mauk Ridge farm to inform Rose she had a government order to test his herd. The problem began when two beef cattle in Fleming County, one being Rose’s, tested positive recently for TB, reported State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout. As of June 14, authorities were waiting results for a third cow, which could take up to 10 days. The disease was discovered when one of the cows from the Fleming farm was slaughtered in a Pennsylvania plant and checked positive. The rest of the Fleming herd was quarantined and tested, indicating one was positive and the other pending. Stout assured the three animals did not enter the food supply.
http://themoreheadnews.com/local/x657336688/Government-officials-test-cattle-on-Olive-Hill-farm-for-Bovine-Tuberculosis
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010
TUBERCULOSIS: Kentucky Beef Cattle Test Positive for Bovine TB
USAgNet - 05/27/2010
Two beef cattle in a Fleming County herd have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout said today.Authorities are waiting on the results of tests on a third animal, which could take up to 10 weeks, Dr. Stout said. The three animals did not enter the food supply, he said.The disease was discovered when a cow from the farm was slaughtered in a Pennsylvania plant and tested positive, according to Dr. Stout. The rest of the herd was tested, and two other cattle were suspected of having the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture purchased the two animals and had them slaughtered and necropsies performed. One had a suspicious lesion and tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.The herd on the index farm has been quarantined, Dr. Stout said. The remaining cattle in the herd have tested negative. Officials with USDA and the Kentucky state veterinarian's office will test cattle on farms adjacent to the index farm as well as three other associated herds and farms adjacent to those, he said.USDA has classified Kentucky as free of bovine tuberculosis since 1987. The state's status likely would not change if no other animals test positive for the disease in the next six months, Dr. Stout said, although individual states could require cattle coming into their states from Kentucky to be tested.Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects cattle, but it can be transmitted to humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is difficult to diagnose because it often doesn't show signs until it has reached an advanced stage. In later stages, clinical signs may include: emaciation, lethargy, weakness, anorexia, low-grade fever, and pneumonia with a chronic, moist cough. Lymph node enlargement may also be present.It can be passed to a herd by infected cattle, cervids (such as deer and elk), swine and humans. It can be spread through the air, at feed and watering sites or by drinking raw, unpasteurized milk from infected animals. The risk of exposure is greatest in enclosed areas, such as barns with poor ventilation.More than 1 million animals are tested annually for TB. A test may be required for participation in a show or exhibition, a change of ownership, and interstate movement. An animal also may be tested if it shows signs at slaughter or during an investigation of an affected herd.
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=1072&yr=2010
Two beef cattle in a Fleming County herd have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout said today.Authorities are waiting on the results of tests on a third animal, which could take up to 10 weeks, Dr. Stout said. The three animals did not enter the food supply, he said.The disease was discovered when a cow from the farm was slaughtered in a Pennsylvania plant and tested positive, according to Dr. Stout. The rest of the herd was tested, and two other cattle were suspected of having the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture purchased the two animals and had them slaughtered and necropsies performed. One had a suspicious lesion and tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.The herd on the index farm has been quarantined, Dr. Stout said. The remaining cattle in the herd have tested negative. Officials with USDA and the Kentucky state veterinarian's office will test cattle on farms adjacent to the index farm as well as three other associated herds and farms adjacent to those, he said.USDA has classified Kentucky as free of bovine tuberculosis since 1987. The state's status likely would not change if no other animals test positive for the disease in the next six months, Dr. Stout said, although individual states could require cattle coming into their states from Kentucky to be tested.Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects cattle, but it can be transmitted to humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is difficult to diagnose because it often doesn't show signs until it has reached an advanced stage. In later stages, clinical signs may include: emaciation, lethargy, weakness, anorexia, low-grade fever, and pneumonia with a chronic, moist cough. Lymph node enlargement may also be present.It can be passed to a herd by infected cattle, cervids (such as deer and elk), swine and humans. It can be spread through the air, at feed and watering sites or by drinking raw, unpasteurized milk from infected animals. The risk of exposure is greatest in enclosed areas, such as barns with poor ventilation.More than 1 million animals are tested annually for TB. A test may be required for participation in a show or exhibition, a change of ownership, and interstate movement. An animal also may be tested if it shows signs at slaughter or during an investigation of an affected herd.
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=1072&yr=2010
Monday, 31 May 2010
TUBERCULOSIS: Kentucky, bovine
Two beef cattle in Kentucky have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, and state veterinarian Robert Stout says results are pending on a third animal.
Stout said Wednesday that the two infected cows were in a Fleming County herd in northern Kentucky, but he said the three animals didn't enter the food supply.
He said the disease was discovered when a cow from the farm was slaughtered in Pennsylvania and tested positive. Stout said the rest of the herd was tested, and two other cattle were suspected of having the disease. One tested positive for the disease.
Stout said Kentucky has been classified as free of bovine tuberculosis since 1987. He said that status would likely not change if no other animals test positive in the next six months.
Bovine tuberculosis causes severe coughing, fatigue, emaciation and debilitation in cattle and results in reduced milk and meat production.
Humans can catch the disease from contact with infected cattle, but that's rare.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FUPAV00.htm
Stout said Wednesday that the two infected cows were in a Fleming County herd in northern Kentucky, but he said the three animals didn't enter the food supply.
He said the disease was discovered when a cow from the farm was slaughtered in Pennsylvania and tested positive. Stout said the rest of the herd was tested, and two other cattle were suspected of having the disease. One tested positive for the disease.
Stout said Kentucky has been classified as free of bovine tuberculosis since 1987. He said that status would likely not change if no other animals test positive in the next six months.
Bovine tuberculosis causes severe coughing, fatigue, emaciation and debilitation in cattle and results in reduced milk and meat production.
Humans can catch the disease from contact with infected cattle, but that's rare.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FUPAV00.htm
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