Alpena County cattle test positive for bovine TB

Published January 3, 2013 8:46pm ET



ALPENA, Mich. (AP) — Officials say a dairy cattle herd in the northeastern Lower Peninsula has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said Thursday the disease was found on an Alpena County farm with 50 to 100 cattle. The diagnosis was confirmed after routine testing by the state agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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