A Paradise Valley cow has tested positive for brucellosis, costing Montana its status as a brucellosis-free state.
The announcement came Monday afternoon and means Montana cattlemen must now test all bulls and nonspayed heifers older than 18 months before they can be sold to out-of-state buyers.
Well, we all knew it was going to happen. It was just a matter of when. It's amazing how everyone, except cattlemen, claims the problem is not from Yellowstone National Park yet that is the area the cows keep coming from that have it.
I have scheduled to sell a semi load of drys on the market Wednesday. How will this affect selling the drys? I have no idea. No guts, no glory. They are going down the road and I will find out the hard way.
Cattle and other animals immediately outside Yellowstone keep getting brucellosis.
Nope. No connection.
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Of course, if you aren't taking them outside of the state, its irrelevant.
And yes, no one in the whole damn state is suprised. Did everyone think that just hoping it wouldn't happen would prevent it?
And weren't Corrientes a significant factor in last summer's Bridger discovery?
If there's scientifically valid information implicating elk, let's see it. So far, DOL/APHIS refuse to release the epidemiological report. That was supposed to be produced within 60 days, but now we're told it's still in "draft" status?
Pretty shaky stuff, Sam.