Bovine tuberculosis-positive herd detected in Alcona County

LANSING

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting a case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a beef herd from Alcona County, located in Michigan’s Modified Accredited Zone (MAZ). It was detected during the herd’s regular annual whole herd surveillance test. This is Michigan’s 83rd cattle herd to be identified with bovine TB since 1998, and the first bovine TB-infe…