TB and Brucellosis testing

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Bovine Brucellosis

Brucellosis is a zoonosis, so it's an infectious disease which can be transmitted from animals to humans. It's caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. It's primarily a disease of domestic animals (goats, pigs, cattle, dogs, etc) and humans and has a worldwide distribution, mostly now in developing countries.

Cattle affected with Brucella abortus have high incidences of abortions or weak calves, arthritic joints, and retention of the fetal membranes.

Bovine Tuberculosis

Bovine TB is also a zoonosis. Bovine TB, a chronic wasting disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, also leads to considerable production losses.

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The Animal Health sub-programme of Veterinary Services conducts TB and Brucellosis testing as part of national surveillance for these 2 important diseases. If a farm is diagnosed positive for either of these diseases, state officials will step in and control the disease. This involves culling infected animals and testing until the herd is once again clean. 

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