New Mexico Livestock Board
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| Governor Bill Richardson Announces Efforts to Deal with Bovine TB Diagnosis in Curry County | |
| Livestock Board Seeks New Mexico Solutions for Animal Identification | Dairy Calf Information |
| USDA Plan To Regain Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status | New Mexico Achieves Split Zone Status for Bovine TB |
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Governor Bill Richardson Announces Effort to Deal with Bovine TB Diagnosis in Curry County Released June 14, 2007. Governor Bill Richardson announced that the state is taking aggressive action to minimize the impact of a diary cattle herd in Curry County that has been diagnosed as having bovine Tuberculosis. Bovine TB is a bacterial disease that affects primarily the upper respiratory tract of cattle. In addition to the infected cattle herd in Curry County, two other dairies in Curry County are also be inspected by the NM Department of Agriculture, the NM Livestock Board and the US Department of Agriculture. In response to the news, Governor Richardson has formed a Bovine TB Intervention Group, lead by the State Department of Agriculture Secretary, Miley Gonzales. Other members include: State Veterinarian, Dave Fly; Bill King, Chairman of the NM Livestock Board; Caren Cowen, Executive Director of the NM Cattle Growers Association; and Sharon Lombardi, Executive Director of the Dairy Producers of New Mexico. Click here for the full press release. Back Livestock Board Seeks New Mexico Solutions for Animal Identification Released August 30, 2005. With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) setting its' sights on a national animal identification system (NAIS), the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) is working to protect the rights of livestock owners within the state and ensure that if a national system is ever implemented that the costs to New Mexicans are minimized, according to NMLB Chairman Bill King, Stanley. Click here for the full press release. Back Memo from Dr. Steve England, DMV, New Mexico State Veterinarian to Veterinarians and the Livestock Industry regarding requirements for dairy calves entering the State of New Mexico. Click here for the June 29, 2005 memo. Regulations for
calf movement. Click
here for the regulations adopted May 14, 2004.
Back Bingaman: USDA Approves Plan That Benefits New Mexico's Livestock Industry Released July 19, 2005. For the full story, click here for the Word version or click here for the .pdf version. Back New Mexico Achieves Split Zone Status for Bovine TB Released July 22, 2005. The federal government has approved the plan that will allow theThe federal government has approved the plan that will allow the majority of New Mexico’s cattle, both beef and dairy, producers to move their livestock without testing for bovine tuberculosis (TB), according to Steve England, DVM, State Veterinarian, New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB). For a jpeg containing the combined New Mexico Locator Map for split status zone and New Mexico Split Status Zone Map for NMLB, click here. For the full story, click here for the Word version or click here for the .pdf version. Back |
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