Park
County
Cattle Herd Quarantined for Brucellosis Concerns
A
Park
County
cattle herd, located within the state’s Designated Surveillance Area (DSA),
has been quarantined because of concerns about brucellosis.
Based
on preliminary serology reports, six animals in a herd of 150 tested positive
for the disease during change of ownership testing required by DSA rules, said
Dr. Marty Zaluski, state veterinarian. Additional testing on the herd is
underway.
The
state lost its brucellosis Class Free status in 2008 after the disease was found
twice in a two-year period. Because of the establishment of the DSA by the
Montana Board of Livestock and a change in federal regulations,
Montana
is not at risk of losing its Brucellosis Class Free status.
The herd is the second in
Montana
currently quarantined for the disease. In 2010, a herd of domestic bison was
quarantined after two animals tested positive for the disease; that herd is
currently in the process of testing out of quarantine.
Montana
Department of Livestock
301
N. Roberts/PO Box 202001
Helena
MT 59620-2001
On
the web at http://liv.mt.gov
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