Enzi praises brucellosis free cattle status
Looks to full eradication
by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi media release
February 1, 2008
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., made the following comments following the announcement by the USDA that the U.S. achieved brucellosis class free status in cattle.
“The USDA has done a stand up job working to get a brucellosis class free status for our nation’s cattle. The Wyoming agriculture community and state agencies worked together in 2006 to get Wyoming’s brucellosis class free status in cattle. I am pleased all states have followed suit. However, there is still work to be done to eradicate brucellosis from our free roaming elk herds. Efforts should include developing a more advanced vaccine and improved management in areas of greatest risk for the disease to be passed between wildlife and livestock.”
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