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Navigating a bovine tuberculosis investigation: One vet’s experience

Kerri-Rae Millar shared her and her colleague’s experience with a positive bovine tuberculosis test in a Manitoba dairy herd, noting the importance of a good support system, accurate record-keeping and hard work to quickly resolve an unsettling situation.

June 11, 2026

Matti McBride

Kerri-Rae Millar was going about her Tuesday morning on June 10, 2025, when she received a call from a dairy client. He was asking for her opinion as his herd veterinarian on a pressing situation: A neighbour he shares a cattle trailer with had a positive test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB). His pressing concern: “What do I do?”

Managing the existing and looming threat of feral swine

For cattle producers, feral swine aren’t just another wildlife species to be ignored or even tolerated. These wild pigs cut into profit margins, destroy land and threaten the livelihoods and buying power of landowners and consumers.

March 17, 2025

Bruce Derksen

For cattle producers, feral swine aren’t just another wildlife species to be ignored or even tolerated. These wild pigs cut into profit margins, destroy land and threaten the livelihoods and buying power of landowners and consumers.

Preventing and managing Johne’s disease in your herd

While often viewed as a dairy industry problem, Johne’s disease can debilitate individual beef cattle operations, particularly those herds that are introduced to new cattle on a regular basis.

January 3, 2024

John O'Meara

Johne’s disease is often thought of as a dairy problem. In fact, beef producers also need to be vigilant to prevent the spread of this destructive, chronic disease.

Human and animal risk implications of bovine tuberculosis in dairy herds

June 11, 2020

Leslie J. Verteramo

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a serious chronic disease that primarily affects cattle. Other mammals, like deer and elk, can also be affected by bTB.

Researchers explore rapid diagnostic test for bovine TB

October 24, 2019

Carrie Veselka

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is difficult to detect in its early stages and can be highly contagious. A case of bTB in the U.S. will result in the culling of the infected animal and possibly more of the herd if the disease has spread.

Assessment of the U.S. bovine tuberculosis eradication protocol

August 6, 2019

Leslie J. Verteramo

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic disease of cattle caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis. In its early stages, infected cattle do not show clinical signs, which makes it difficult to diagnose.

Today’s battle against bovine tuberculosis

July 25, 2019

Jaclyn De Candio

There are few diseases to cross headlines that equally capture the attention of cattle producers and the general public like bovine tuberculosis (TB).

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Navigating a bovine tuberculosis investigation: One vet’s experience

Managing the existing and looming threat of feral swine

Preventing and managing Johne’s disease in your herd

Human and animal risk implications of bovine tuberculosis in dairy herds

Researchers explore rapid diagnostic test for bovine TB

Assessment of the U.S. bovine tuberculosis eradication protocol

Today’s battle against bovine tuberculosis

Net zero by 2050: Are dairy processors ready to go?

Water and feed: Managing the basis for life

Matching the cow to the grass

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