BOAH to Host Bovine Tuberculosis Informational Meeting
May 30, 2017 14:47:12 GMT -5
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BOAH to Host Bovine Tuberculosis Informational Meeting
Cattle owners, others welcome to attend June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (30 May 2017)—The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has begun notifying area cattle owners of requirements for retesting herds for bovine tuberculosis (TB). An estimated 70 herds in the Core Surveillance Area must be tested or retested for the disease between July and December this year.
The Core Surveillance Area (or CSA) encompasses 3-mile-radius circles around three sites where TB-infected animals were identified in 2016 and the risk of exposure to TB is higher. This core area includes farms primarily in Franklin County, as well as some in Southern Fayette County—a significantly fewer than last year.
During the 2016 TB investigation in Southeast Indiana, two TB-positive cattle herds (located on three sites) and a single wild white-tailed deer were identified in Franklin County. Based on US Department of Agriculture standards, all herds in a 10-mile radius of the infected deer had to be tested for the disease—a surveillance zone that reached into five Indiana counties. Ultimately, 6504-head of cattle in 380 herds were tested along with more than 2000-head of hunter-harvested, wild, white-tailed deer. No other cases were identified.
Farmers with cattle-related premises in the area should receive a letter from BOAH this week to explain next steps for the second round of testing.
To answer questions and share future plans for bovine tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in the region, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health will host a public informational meeting:
Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Auditorium of Franklin County Community High School
1 Wildcat Lane, Brookville, IN 47012
The goal of this ongoing surveillance initiative is to maintain Indiana’s bovine TB-free status, which the state achieved in 1984. Free status allows beef and dairy cattle farmers to move their animals with fewer restrictions and testing requirements.
For more information about bovine tuberculosis and the current situation, visit the BOAH website at: www.in.gov/boah/2396.htm . Web visitors will be given the option to subscribe to future email updates.
Cattle owners, others welcome to attend June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (30 May 2017)—The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has begun notifying area cattle owners of requirements for retesting herds for bovine tuberculosis (TB). An estimated 70 herds in the Core Surveillance Area must be tested or retested for the disease between July and December this year.
The Core Surveillance Area (or CSA) encompasses 3-mile-radius circles around three sites where TB-infected animals were identified in 2016 and the risk of exposure to TB is higher. This core area includes farms primarily in Franklin County, as well as some in Southern Fayette County—a significantly fewer than last year.
During the 2016 TB investigation in Southeast Indiana, two TB-positive cattle herds (located on three sites) and a single wild white-tailed deer were identified in Franklin County. Based on US Department of Agriculture standards, all herds in a 10-mile radius of the infected deer had to be tested for the disease—a surveillance zone that reached into five Indiana counties. Ultimately, 6504-head of cattle in 380 herds were tested along with more than 2000-head of hunter-harvested, wild, white-tailed deer. No other cases were identified.
Farmers with cattle-related premises in the area should receive a letter from BOAH this week to explain next steps for the second round of testing.
To answer questions and share future plans for bovine tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in the region, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health will host a public informational meeting:
Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Auditorium of Franklin County Community High School
1 Wildcat Lane, Brookville, IN 47012
The goal of this ongoing surveillance initiative is to maintain Indiana’s bovine TB-free status, which the state achieved in 1984. Free status allows beef and dairy cattle farmers to move their animals with fewer restrictions and testing requirements.
For more information about bovine tuberculosis and the current situation, visit the BOAH website at: www.in.gov/boah/2396.htm . Web visitors will be given the option to subscribe to future email updates.