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Article: Bovine TB confirmed in Eddy County.
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- The Portales News-Tribune (Portales, NM)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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Byline: Casey Peacock
Mar. 2--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 ...