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  • DaneG
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2004
    • 272

    Curious tb development

    Alberta tb positive cow was a strain from Mexico! Likely a mix up in carcasses on the line (accidentally on purpose)doubtful the cow was holidaying in Mexico!
    Fodder to reinstate COOL.
  • WiltonRanch
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 4512

    #2
    False flag

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    • grassfarmer
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2002
      • 9734

      #3
      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?

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      • kato
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2000
        • 3520

        #4
        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.

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        • Blaithin
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2016
          • 2511

          #5
          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.

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          • WiltonRanch
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2012
            • 4512

            #6
            Without scapegoating anyone how transmissible is TB? Would it travel on someone's dirty boots?

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            • kato
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2000
              • 3520

              #7
              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.

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              • SCS
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2012
                • 123

                #8
                Reaching out to North West Saskatchewan now, really ugly!

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                • Blaithin
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2016
                  • 2511

                  #9
                  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.

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                  • SCS
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 123

                    #10
                    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!

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