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Bovid (family Bovidae), any hoofed mammal in the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), which includes the antelopes, sheep, goats, cattle, buffalo, and bison.
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Bovine tuberculosis has been nearly wiped out of American livestock herds, yet the disease still shows up often enough that Tennessee cattle owners cannot skip testing altogether.
Only about seven cattle out of every one million screened in the United States actually carry bovine tuberculosis, yet Missouri still enforces a detailed set of testing rules before cattle, bison, and captive cervids can move across its borders or through its livestock markets.
Illinois cattle producers rarely see a positive bovine tuberculosis test, and that is exactly the point of the rules that govern the disease.
If you raise, haul, or exhibit cattle in Arkansas, you have almost certainly filled out a certificate of veterinary inspection or asked a veterinarian about a tuberculin test before moving animals across a state line.
New Jersey has not had a case of bovine tuberculosis in its cattle population in decades, yet the state still enforces a full set of testing, import, and reporting rules tied to the disease.
If you raise cattle, bison, or dairy goats in New Hampshire, bovine tuberculosis testing requirements in New Hampshire are not optional paperwork you can skip.
If you raise or move cattle in Hawaii, bovine tuberculosis testing requirements in Hawaii are not optional paperwork you can skip.
Wisconsin cattle and bison owners face a strict set of bovine tuberculosis testing requirements that govern everything from routine herd management to interstate imports.
North Dakota cattle and bison producers rarely see a positive bovine tuberculosis test, but the paperwork, permits, and testing rules that keep it that way apply to nearly every animal crossing the state line.
Arizona has carried an accredited-free bovine tuberculosis classification for decades, but that status does not eliminate the paperwork, testing windows, and movement rules that apply to cattle and bison owners across the state.
If you raise, sell, or import cattle in Rhode Island, bovine tuberculosis testing is not optional paperwork you can skip.
Kansas has not recorded an affected cattle herd in years, yet the state still enforces detailed bovine tuberculosis testing rules on nearly every animal that crosses its border.
If you raise cattle, bison, goats, or cervids in West Virginia, you operate under a layered set of federal and state rules designed to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the state’s livestock population.
South Dakota has held USDA Accredited Free status for bovine tuberculosis since 1982, yet the disease has turned up in the state’s cattle herds several times in the last decade.
If you own cattle in Minnesota, bovine tuberculosis testing is not a bureaucratic afterthought — it’s the reason you can move animals across state lines without extra paperwork today.
Alaska carries one of the cleanest bovine tuberculosis records in the country, yet that status did not happen by accident and it does not maintain itself.
Most Idaho cattle owners assume every animal on their property needs a yearly tuberculosis test.
Pennsylvania has held Tuberculosis Free status for cattle since June 2000, but that designation didn’t happen by accident, and it doesn’t maintain itself.
If you own cattle, bison, or goats in Montana, bovine tuberculosis testing is not optional paperwork you can skip when it’s convenient.
If you raise, sell, exhibit, or move cattle or bison in New York, bovine tuberculosis testing is not optional paperwork you can skip.
