Bovine tuberculosis detected in Cheboygan County
WXMI/Angeline McCall
and last updated 2021-03-16 16:22:07-04
LANSING, Mich. â One case of bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in Cheboygan County, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
Weâre told the case was detected during regular testing and that it marks the 81st cattle herd in the state with reported bovine TB cases since 1998.
âAn epidemiologic investigation has been started to rule out the possibility of additional cases stemming from the affected herd,â says Nora Wineland, DVM. âA key part of this investigation will be whole genome sequencing, a comprehensive analysis of DNA from the TB bacteria found within this sample. This analysis will help to determine the source of the infection.â
January 28, 2021 7:06 am
Westminster has refused to step in to replace a £15.3 million EU fund ring-fenced for TB eradication efforts in Northern Ireland, according to a departmental response penned by Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Poots.
The question, seeking to quantify the shortfall in funding anticipated as a consequence of the exit from the EU, was put to the region’s Agriculture Minister by SDLP agriculture spokesman Patsy McGlone.
In response, Minister Poots wrote: “In relation to future Rural Development funding, Northern Ireland will lose out on £34 million of funding over the 2021-22 to 2023-24 period.
HM Treasury has further advised that there will be no separate funding to replace the income DAERA has received for many years from the EU Fund for Disease Eradication to support the Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) Programme.
January 11, 2021 2:43 pm
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s extension to the Covid-19 TB testing protocol until April 1, has been welcomed by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
Commenting, IFA National Animal Health Committee chairman Pat Farrell said the extension of the revised protocol is “a practical recognition of the situation and the challenges and concerns facing farmers at this difficult time, while also ensuring the TB programme continues to function”.
“Clearly outlining the protocol for an extended period allows farmers to plan and schedule their on-farm work,” Farrell said.
Critically, it allows dairy farmers plan with certainty their sale of calves with the facilitation of internal trade for calves up 120 days of age without requiring a TB test.