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TB confirmed in two northern Michigan herds

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The Michigan Department of Agriculture has confirmed two cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Michigan. A large dairy herd in Alpena County and a large beef herd in Montmorency  County tested positive during recent routine testing. These are the 67th and 68th confirmed herds in Michigan since 1998.

Both counties are in a Modified Accredited Zone where four northern Michigan counties regularly test for TB annually and before transporting animals off of farms.

Beef and dairy cattle producers are invited to a meeting at the department’s Atlanta field office January 10th 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.

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