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Bovine TB Requirements Announced for Minnesota Proposed Split State Zone

Last Updated: May 30, 2008 | Related resource areas: Beef Cattle, Wildlife Damage Management

New restrictions are effective June 15 in ‘Modified Accredited Zone’in northwest Minnesota.

Released May 27, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Board of Animal Health announced that effective June 15, 2008, regulations will go into effect for livestock herds in the proposed ‘Split State Zone,’ the area of northwest Minnesota where bovine TB has been found. Herds in the zone will be required to have an annual whole-herd TB test and maintain up-to-date contact information with the Board. For all animals leaving the farm, individual animal identification, an individual TB test within 60 days prior to movement, and movement certificates will be needed.

Following the discovery last fall of four bovine TB-infected beef cattle herds, Minnesota’s TB status was changed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Modified Accredited (MA). The Board of Animal Health is applying to USDA for a Split State Status which, if approved, would enable much of the state to upgrade its TB status while the affected area of northwest Minnesota will remain at Modified Accredited.

As part of the application for Split State Status, the Board must develop a zone and demonstrate to USDA that there is a plan in place in Minnesota to prevent the disease from spreading out of that zone. The Board has developed the proposed zone (see map at http://www.bah.state.mn.us/tb/releases/TB%20MA%20Zone%205-23-08.pdf) and written regulations for cattle, bison, goat, deer, and elk herds within the zone. With the authority recently granted by the legislature to the Board of Animal Health to control and eradicate bovine TB, the State is set to implement this plan effective June 15.

“We know that the loss of status has been a burden on Minnesota’s livestock industry, especially in northwest Minnesota,” said Joe Martin, Bovine TB Coordinator. “The state of Minnesota remains committed to eradicating bovine TB as quickly as possible, in cattle and in deer. Achieving Split State Status is one step in the process and will allow us to concentrate our efforts and our resources on the area where the disease has been found.”

Producers in the proposed zone have been notified by mail of the new requirements, and three meetings were held on May 20 to give producers an opportunity to ask specific questions of the Board of Animal Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Additional information is available by visiting the Bovine TB website at http://www.mntbfree.com or by calling theBovine TB Hotline at 1-877-MN TB FREE (668-2373).

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http://www.bah.state.mn.us/tb/releases/TB%20MA%20Zone%205-23-08.pdf

Contact: Malissa Fritz, 651-201-6830

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