Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis

Glacier FarmMedia—A cow raised in Saskatchewan has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced late Tuesday.

The animal was slaughtered at a federally-licensed facility in Alberta.

The CFIA said tissue from the six-year-old cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis at an Ottawa lab November 29th.

The Canadian Livestock Traceability System allowed the lab to trace the animal back to its origin in Saskatchewan. The herd from which the animal came has been placed under quarantine until further testing can be completed.

All areas of Canada have been considered officially bovine TB-free since 2006.

Two cows from Saskatchewan tested positive in 2022 after they were exported to an American feedlot.