Curious tb development

**WiltonRanch** · Nov 18, 2016, 17:02

False flag

**grassfarmer** · Nov 18, 2016, 20:51

Reports I'm seeing say there are 5 more confirmed cases in the herd of origin so I'm guessing the type of TB last detected in Mexico has made it's way here?

**kato** · Nov 19, 2016, 13:09

Thats really weird. Not a lot of cattle coming north from Mexico though. Roping steers perhaps? Or maybe it's in the states and hasn't been found yet. It's hard to imagine it just magically jumped a whole country. Looks like a good detective is needed on this one.

**Blaithin** · Nov 19, 2016, 14:07

Rodeo stock moves around quite a bit.

I haven't found anything on Alberta Beef about there being more animals testing positive yet. Has anyone heard anything about them testing the Elk?

I don't think it would be hard for it to jump a country so to say, in wildlife. But if it has, that means it's probably left a trail across America as well, which is a daunting thought.

**WiltonRanch** · Nov 19, 2016, 15:22

Without scapegoating anyone how transmissible is TB? Would it travel on someone's dirty boots?

**kato** · Nov 20, 2016, 05:51

Around Riding Mountain National Park the sharing of hay bales is considered a major culprit. Fenced hay yards are used. Other than that I think it's mainly airborn. It's a hazard for packing plant employees handle lungs too. carried on boots is something I haven't heard mentioned.

Here in Manitoba hunters submit deer and elk lung samples for testing. It's an easy way to check the wildlife.

**SCS** · Dec 1, 2016, 17:23

Reaching out to North West Saskatchewan now, really ugly!

**Blaithin** · Dec 1, 2016, 17:30

Originally posted by SCS View Post

Reaching out to North West Saskatchewan now, really ugly!

Where in the North West? I can't find anything that's said it's made it farther than the "less than 5" locations in south west Saskatchewan.

**SCS** · Dec 1, 2016, 19:19

Wait and see, needles on Tuesday, read on Friday and depopulated because of 17 cows in pasture effected five years ago. Could really spider web out from PF pastures! Real ugly for no reason!

Curious tb development