The Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it  is working with South Dakota officials who Tuesday announced the finding of a bovine tuberculosis-positive cow in a southeast South Dakota cattle herd. 

State Agriculture Director Greg Ibach said Nebraska officials have been asked for information and assistance associated with the South Dakota Animal Industry Board’s epidemiological investigation of the TB-positive cow.

Nebraska was contacted as South Dakota officials begin to trace the movement of cattle into and out of the affected herd.

“At this point we anticipate the need for epidemiological work that will include the quarantine and testing of cattle in Nebraska,” Ibach said.  “Preliminary trace work has us focused on the northern part of the state.  At this point, we have no information to indicate the South Dakota case is connected to our ongoing TB investigation in Rock County.”

Information about bovine TB can be found on the NDA web site at www.agr.ne.gov, under the bovine TB button on the right side of the home page.