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Farm News: South Dakota Cattle Must Be TestedcommentsPosted: 11.15.2011
Wisconsin livestock owners need to be on the lookout for any cattle that might have originated in South Dakota!
Cattle from South Dakota will need to meet tuberculosis testing requirements before entering Wisconsin, following a new discovery of bovine TB there, accordin to Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt. Although South Dakota’s TB-free status has not been downgraded, Wisconsin will require testing for cattle from that state unless they are going to slaughter when they arrive, Ehlenfeldt said.
“South Dakota has fought this fight before and eradicated TB, but we can’t take chances in Wisconsin. The dairy industry is too important to our economy to risk by letting our guard down,” he said.
The new requirements include:
Animals will be exempt from testing requirements if they are from accredited TB-free herds, or go direct to slaughter or approved import feedlots.
South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven announced Wednesday, Nov. 9, that a TB-infected herd had been found in the southeastern part of the state. Animal health authorities in South Dakota are tracing other herds that might be connected with the infected herd.
South Dakota previously also found two infected cattle herds in January 2010 and destroyed both.
For detailed information about Wisconsin import requirements, go to http://datcp.wisconsin.gov.
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