Livestock officials say two more cattle in Wyoming have tested positive for exposure to the disease brucellosis. The 13-month-old heifers originated on a ranch in the Meeteetse area in Park County. They are Wyoming's first cases since February.
Wyoming Livestock Board officials say the results came back recently from a U.S. Department of Agriculture lab in Iowa. The cattle were tested because they came from a brucellosis surveillance zone that extends around the Yellowstone region and includes all of Park County.
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that originates in elk and bison. The disease can cause cattle to abort their calves.
State Veterinarian Jim Logan says previous brucellosis cases in Wyoming have been traced to elk and further testing is needed to determine the origin of the latest cases.
Wyoming Livestock Board officials say the results came back recently from a U.S. Department of Agriculture lab in Iowa. The cattle were tested because they came from a brucellosis surveillance zone that extends around the Yellowstone region and includes all of Park County.
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that originates in elk and bison. The disease can cause cattle to abort their calves.
State Veterinarian Jim Logan says previous brucellosis cases in Wyoming have been traced to elk and further testing is needed to determine the origin of the latest cases.
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