This statistic shows the number of bovine tuberculosis infected cattle detected at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017. According to the data, there were 38 infected cattle detected at slaughter in 2003 and just 13 cattle detected in 2017. Bovine tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is transmittable to both humans and cattle. TB is spread between cattle through the inhalation of infectious particles in the air or through infected feed.
Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017
Cases are lesioned animals detected at slaughter and laboratory confirmed by polymerase chain reaction or cultured to be Mycobacterium bovis; each case does not necessarily represent a different herd of origin.
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US Department of Agriculture. (January 28, 2019). Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017." Chart. January 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/
US Department of Agriculture. (2019). Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/
US Department of Agriculture. "Number of Cases of Mycobacterium Bovis (Bovine Tuberculosis) Detected in Cattle at Slaughter in The U.S. from 2003 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/
US Department of Agriculture, Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of cases of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, January 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024621/bovine-tb-cases-in-cattle-at-slaughter-us/
