Officials
say bovine tuberculosis has been detected in a western Michigan cattle herd.
The
state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says two cattle that
tested positive at a processing facility were traced to a farm in Ottawa
County.
The
department has established a three-mile surveillance area around the farm. All
cattle in the area must undergo testing within six months.
Officials
say the infected animals originated with a herd in Franklin County, Indiana,
that tested positive for bovine TB in 2016.
The
TB strain involved is not the one that’s been detected in deer.
