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Bovine TB traced to Indiana farm

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The Indiana Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is investigating a case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) traced to a beef cattle herd in Southeastern Indiana.  The TB-positive cattle were identified through routine inspection at a meat processing facility in Pennsylvania.

Six beef steers were condemned at slaughter last week after exhibiting signs of TB and the diagnosis was confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture laboratory in Ames, Iowa over the weekend.  Board veterinarians are in the process of conducting an investigation of the herd from which the animals were shipped and BOAH is working with the herd owner to trace any movement of animals into and out of the herd.

Indiana has officially held a bovine tuberculosis-free status since 1984 and under federal guidelines that status remains.

The board is working with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to determine if the disease is present in the wildlife population.

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