In our effort to keep you up to date on livestock disease issues, I am
providing the following information from the New Mexico Livestock Board.
The Board's web page may be accessed at:
http://www.newmexicolivestockboard.com/
Carla Everett, Texas Animal Health Commission
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A confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis has been reported in Eddy County,
according to officials from the New Mexico Livestock Board.
An investigation is being conducted by the New Mexico Livestock Board and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to state veterinarian Dave Fly.
The infected dairy cow was discovered during routine testing, known as
slaughter surveillance, which is conducted at all state and federally
inspected plants in the United States, Fly said.
"We are doing everything we can to minimize the impact on our livestock
industry in New Mexico," Fly said.
There is also a beef herd under surveillance in northeastern New Mexico for
possible exposure to TB, Fly said.
Quay County producer and former New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
President Phil H. Bidegain feels the news will have an impact because of
the costs incurred for testing of the livestock, he said.
"I'm not sure it will affect the beef market, but it will affect
producers," Bidegain said.
Officials and beef and dairy producers are concerned about the outcome
concerning the new developments of TB. An outbreak could potentially cost
producers an estimated $3 million for testing, Fly said.
According to New Mexico State University Extension Dairy Specialist Robert
Hagevoort, steps by qualified personnel will be taken to prevent the spread
of the disease, he said.
"We brush with it all the time. We need to make sure we do what is correct
before panic sets in and the alarm bells ring," Hagevoort said.
Currently the TB zone that is in portions of Roosevelt and Curry counties
remain under TB free status. A small portion of the zone is under
heightened oversight know as advanced accreditation status from the
previous outbreak, Fly said. Cattle within that zone are subject to testing
before they can be shipped outside the zone.
"We are working diligently to prevent a status change," Fly said.
At a low level in the United States, the last case of TB was reported more
than two years ago in New Mexico. A management plan has been put into place
and is being followed according to established rules in the Code of Federal
Regulations, Fly said.
"All appropriate measures have been taken to ensure there is no risk to
public health or livestock," Fly said.
providing the following information from the New Mexico Livestock Board.
The Board's web page may be accessed at:
http://www.newmexicolivestockboard.com/
Carla Everett, Texas Animal Health Commission
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis has been reported in Eddy County,
according to officials from the New Mexico Livestock Board.
An investigation is being conducted by the New Mexico Livestock Board and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to state veterinarian Dave Fly.
The infected dairy cow was discovered during routine testing, known as
slaughter surveillance, which is conducted at all state and federally
inspected plants in the United States, Fly said.
"We are doing everything we can to minimize the impact on our livestock
industry in New Mexico," Fly said.
There is also a beef herd under surveillance in northeastern New Mexico for
possible exposure to TB, Fly said.
Quay County producer and former New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
President Phil H. Bidegain feels the news will have an impact because of
the costs incurred for testing of the livestock, he said.
"I'm not sure it will affect the beef market, but it will affect
producers," Bidegain said.
Officials and beef and dairy producers are concerned about the outcome
concerning the new developments of TB. An outbreak could potentially cost
producers an estimated $3 million for testing, Fly said.
According to New Mexico State University Extension Dairy Specialist Robert
Hagevoort, steps by qualified personnel will be taken to prevent the spread
of the disease, he said.
"We brush with it all the time. We need to make sure we do what is correct
before panic sets in and the alarm bells ring," Hagevoort said.
Currently the TB zone that is in portions of Roosevelt and Curry counties
remain under TB free status. A small portion of the zone is under
heightened oversight know as advanced accreditation status from the
previous outbreak, Fly said. Cattle within that zone are subject to testing
before they can be shipped outside the zone.
"We are working diligently to prevent a status change," Fly said.
At a low level in the United States, the last case of TB was reported more
than two years ago in New Mexico. A management plan has been put into place
and is being followed according to established rules in the Code of Federal
Regulations, Fly said.
"All appropriate measures have been taken to ensure there is no risk to
public health or livestock," Fly said.
