Cattle in a dairy barn stick their heads through the bars on their pen to eat chop in a concrete bunk.

Bovine tuberculosis hits Manitoba herd

Manitoba’s long streak without the disease ends with a positive test at dairy farm in the Pembina Valley region

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating a bovine tuberculosis infection in a dairy cow from a farm in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba.




Manitoba spent a lot of effort in past decades to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the province’s cattle. In June 2025, the disease made a return in a Manitoba dairy. (Dairy cattle photographed above are unrelated to the recent bovine tuberculosis finding) Photo: File

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

Close-up of a large group of dairy cattle standing in a pasture.

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It’s the province’s first bovine TB case in years.


Cattle mull about in a pasture.

Sask. producers say bovine TB compensation inadequate

Those affected by quarantines and eradication policies want more financial assistance from the federal government

Efforts to trace the bovine tuberculosis case discovered last fall have put several farms in quarantine and under financial pressure.

A whitetail deer stands in profile in a prairie field.

Saskatchewan cattle producers want bovine TB investigation to target wildlife

Saskatchewan environment ministry says no positive tests have been found in elk and other cervids, but testing will continue

Saskatchewan cattle producers who packed a meeting room last week for updates on the bovine tuberculosis investigation originating in their area weren’t happy with much of what they heard from officials.



On Dec. 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced it was investigating a case of bovine TB identified on Nov. 29. The infected animal was slaughtered at an Alberta packer but was traced to a herd in Saskatchewan. | File photo

Bovine tuberculosis case highlights need for traceability

Producers want compensation for disinfection costs after bovine tuberculosis found in Sask.

On Dec. 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced it was investigating a case of bovine TB identified on Nov. 29. The infected animal was slaughtered at an Alberta packer but was traced to a herd in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is emphasizing the importance of biosecurity and record keeping after a positive case of […] Read more

The CFIA said tissue from the six-year-old cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis at an Ottawa lab November 29th.  | File photo

Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis

A cow raised in Saskatchewan has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced late Tuesday. The animal was slaughtered at a federally-licensed facility in Alberta. The CFIA said tissue from the six-year-old cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis at an Ottawa lab November 29th. The Canadian Livestock Traceability System allowed […] Read more