Canada regains "Bovine TB free" status lost in 2016
Canada has achieved the "Bovine TB free" status after the Food Inspection Agency reported testing more than 15,000 animals in trace-in herds, informs Food Safety News, citing the Canadian authorities.
Two years ago an animal infected with bovine tuberculosis, a chronic animal disease, was found on a farm in Alberta leading to sanctions over the bovine production according to the regulations of the World Organization for Animal Health.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released 61 of 71 facilities from quarantine following the tests run recently but has yet to investigate the possible spread of the disease to wildlife in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
One of the farms cleared from quarantine is was found with six animals infected during the 2016 outbreak. Genetic analysis found the bovine TB organism that infected the cows it had the same strain of TB found in cattle in central Mexico in 1997.
"To date, approximately 11,500 animals associated with the infected, co-mingled, trace-out and trace-in herds have been destroyed with compensation paid to the owners and around 30,000 animals have been released from quarantine,” CFIA reports.
Under the federal Health of Animals Act, a total amount of USD 39 million was paid in compensation to owners of 23 farms and ranches where 11,500 animals were destroyed. Officials from CFIA admit that the source of the disease is a mystery to them but are satisfied with the fact that it has been eradicated. Meanwhile, a case of bovine TB was reported in Nebraska, USA, but it could be limited to one herd which is now under quarantine.
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