Pages
Connect Social
About the publication
Category archive
Bovid (family Bovidae), any hoofed mammal in the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), which includes the antelopes, sheep, goats, cattle, buffalo, and bison.
233 stories
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.
Bovine tuberculosis testing requirements in Massachusetts affect nearly every cattle owner who buys, sells, shows, or transports animals across state lines.
Maine cattle owners rarely think about bovine tuberculosis testing requirements in Maine until a health certificate gets rejected at a sale barn or a routine slaughter inspection flags an unusual lesion.
If you raise, sell, or transport cattle in Colorado, bovine tuberculosis testing isn’t optional paperwork you can skip when it’s convenient.
Bovine tuberculosis testing requirements in Maryland exist because a single infected animal can trigger federal reclassification of the entire state’s herd status, closing off interstate markets for every cattle producer within its borders.
Goats are curious, intelligent, and surprisingly affectionate animals — and their popularity as backyard pets in the United States has grown steadily over the past decade.
When most Americans picture a bovine, they think of a Holstein grazing in a Wisconsin pasture or a longhorn on a Texas ranch.
Miniature donkeys are not your average backyard pet, but for the right owner with the right setup, they can be one of the most rewarding animals you will ever keep.
The American bison is one of the most iconic animals in North America — a symbol of the Great Plains, a conservation comeback story, and, for a small but growing number of people, a serious ownership consideration.
A single missed tuberculosis test can stop a cattle shipment at the Utah state line, trigger a 60-day retest, or land an entire herd under quarantine.
Sheep are gentle, curious animals, and it is easy to see why some people want one as a companion rather than livestock.
Texas lost its TB-free status once already, and getting it back took years of retesting nearly every dairy in the state.
