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
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Sask. expands bovine TB monitoring in wildlife
Hunters in two wildlife management zones in east-central Sask. will now be required to submit samples to the province
Hunters in Saskatchewan may have an extra task added to their to-do lists this year, depending on their wildlife management zone. The provincial government has made it mandatory to provide disease testing samples of elk and white-tailed deer in certain zones due to potential bovine tuberculosis. The decision by the provincial environment ministry builds on […] Read more
TB tracing continues in Sask.
Post-mortem inspection is complete on the Saskatchewan beef herd that tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. The number of confirmed positive tests remains at 10 and laboratory tissue testing is ongoing, according to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency update Aug. 11. The single life line herd, defined as a herd traced from an infected animal in […] Read more
More positive bovine tuberculosis cases found in Sask.
Livestock producers who have to watch as their farms are depopulated due to a disease outbreak may need help coping
The number of positive bovine tuberculosis tests in a Saskatchewan herd has risen to eight. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated that number from two on July 12. CFIA said the infected herd has been depopulated and post-mortem testing continues. A contact herd is undergoing live animal testing this month and work continues to identify […] Read more
More positive TB tests from Sask. herd
The number of positive cases of bovine TB in a Saskatchewan herd has risen to eight. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated the ongoing investigation and testing July 12. Live animal testing of one contact herd is continuing this month, and trace-out and trace-in herds are still being identified. So far, 160 animals have been […] Read more
Sask. tracing continues in bovine TB case
About 160 cattle from a Saskatchewan herd have been destroyed after two animals from the herd tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. The cases were confirmed June 19 after the two animals were sent to a slaughter facility in the United States in February. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a July 10 email that […] Read more
Bovine TB case in Saskatchewan could have painful consequences
Two cows from a Saskatchewan ranch have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency . In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified CFIA of a positive test for bovine TB in a tissue sample from a cow exported to an American feedlot from Saskatchewan in September 2022. The herd […] Read more
Bovine TB case traced back to Sask.
Two cows from a Saskatchewan ranch have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. In February, the U.S Department of Agriculture notified CFIA of a positive test for bovine TB in a tissue sample from a cow exported to an American feedlot from Saskatchewan in September 2022. The herd of […] Read more
CFIA investigating bovine TB found in B.C. cow
A case of bovine tuberculosis has been found in a cow that originated in British Columbia’s southern interior. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed the single positive case Nov. 9 and released the news Nov. 19. In a news release, the CFIA said the mature beef cow was sent for slaughter Oct. 26 to a […] Read more
No TB testing for Manitoba cattle
It’s been 10 years since a cow has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis in Manitoba. Since then, thousands of cows have been tested in and around Riding Mountain National Park, to see if TB is present in the region. Finally, after years of mustering herds and testing animals for TB, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
