What is the government doing to eradicate TB?
A. The most efficient way for animal health officials to find the disease is through nationwide slaughter plant surveillance activities. If a case of TB is found and confirmed through laboratory testing, animal health officials conduct an exhaustive search and attempt to trace the infected animal back to its herd of origin. Officials test the herd of origin and depopulate it if it is diagnosed with TB. Animal health officials also carry out additional animal tracing activities and attempt to locate where the disease came from and prevent its potential spread.
