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Bovine TB found in Indiana wild, white-tailed deer
The first case of bovine tuberculosis in a wild animal has been found in Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has been working with the DNR to test wildlife on a Franklin County cattle farm where TB was diagnosed earlier this year. A 2-year-old doe tested positive for TB and was culled as part of the surveillance effort on the cattle farm
BOAH says the finding will change monitoring requirements for cattle owners. Under federal requirements, finding TB in a wild animal means testing of all cattle must expand from 3 miles to 10 miles and surveillance in hunter-harvested deer will increase.
Indiana has held a bovine TB-free status since 1984 and under federal guidelines that status will remain.
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