Montana to lose brucellosis-free status.

From: Dairy Today | Date: June 13, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Dairy Today editors

A cow from the Paradise Valley has tested positive for brucellosis, and will cost the state its brucellosis-free status, according to the Montana Department of Livestock. Testing performed at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, confirmed the presence of the brucella abortus bacterium, the causative agent of brucellosis, in the suspect cow. Montana will now lose its Brucellosis Class Free status and be downgraded to Class A within...

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