BY
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —Animals sold from the Key
stone Guernsey herd at Halifax,
where bovine Tfi\was diagnosed
last week, also have shown posi
tive reaction to the initial test
According to state officials here at
a press conference Tuesday after
noon, one dairy animals in Snyder
County and one in Chester County
are also reactors in addition to the
seven in the original herd. Howev
er, on an update yesterday morning
the good news was reported from
the PDA press office that when the
autopsies were done on these last
two animals in other herds they
found “no gross lesions.” This
would indicate that these animals
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The second high selling cow,
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would not likely transmit the dis
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Dr. Max Van Busldtk, director
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tries, said that one of the mysteries
is that the negative test in the origi
nal herd a year ago seems to be
contrary to the evidence that has
shown up in the lesions in the
slaughtered animals. “We know
the test is not perfect, but it has
been quite reliable and served us
for a long period of time.” Van
Buskirk said.
A report circulated at Ag Pro
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that another reactor had been
found in the state previous to last
week’s announcement, but Gene
Schenck, press secretary at PDA
investigated the report and found
that after this qnimal was slaugh-
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The Heron Run Farm Dispersal
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tered it was decided it did not have
TB.
Also at Tuesday’s press confer
ence Dr. Bobby Jones, State
Health Department, said the out
break did cause a public health
concern since humans can be
infected with the disease through
contact with infected animals or
unpasteurized milk products.
Jones said the farm family and
others, about 35 persons total in
thfc Halifax area will be tested on
Monday. The results will be
known within 72 hours.
Unlike avian influenza, which
can be spread by vehicle or move
ment of persons from farm to farm,
bovine TB can only be spread by
close contact with the infected ani
mal or person who is a carrier with
open lesions in the lungs.
Pennsylvania has been free of
bovine TB for 11 years and Van
Buskirk said the length of the sus
pension of this certified TB free
status will depend on where it is
determined the cause of the prob
lem originated. At present, offi
cials have no clue. The animals
have been exhibited extensively at
shows and Van Buskirk said there
has been known problems in West
ern fecdlots from cattle shipped in
from Mexico. Some of the states
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where officials have determined
health checks will need to be done
included Ohio, Kentucky and Cali
forhia. While records are rather
good, the memory of the farmer
also will be needed to trace the
movement of cattle from the herd
over the last five years.
Officials did not think dairy
shows in Pennsylvania would be
Dr. Bobby Jones (left) and Dr. Max Van Buskirk at the PD A
press conference.
Uncatttr Farming, Saturday, August 19,1989-A35
dent that there will be no suspen
sion of shipment of cattle out of the
state.
Until this outbreak, only about
12 herds in the nation had been
known to be infected with bovine
TB. The disease had been eradi
cated in the ’3os and '4os by test
ing and eliminating all known
infected animals in the national