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TB found during follow up testing in northern Michigan

The Michigan Department of Agriculture has confirmed a northern Michigan beef herd positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB) after trace investigations of a recently infected herd. The medium-sized herd is in Alcona County. This is the 65th confirmed herd in Michigan and 16th in Alcona County since 1998.

Beef and dairy cattle producers are invited to a meeting in Alcona County May 24th to learn how the discovery might impact their farms. Bovine TB is an infectious bacterial disease affecting cattle and white-tailed deer that can affect the lungs, lymph nodes, and other parts of the body.