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Michigan cow linked to Indiana TB positive beef herd

A beef cow in northern Michigan has been confirmed positive for bovine tuberculosis after a trace investigation of a positive Indiana herd last year.

The cow on a small beef farm in Lake County, Michigan was confirmed positive after it was imported from a herd in Indiana that later tested positive for bovine TB. Two beef herds and one white-tail deer were confirmed positive in Franklin County, Indiana last December.

A three-mile surveillance area sounding the Lake County farm has been established. Farms in the area will have six months to complete bovine TB testing.

An informational meeting is set for May 8th in Reed City for producers to learn how the findings impact them.

Michigan, Indiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Texas are currently dealing with bovine TB infected herds.

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