Research Article

An Effort to Isolate Mycobacterium bovis from Environmental Substrates during Investigations of Bovine Tuberculosis Transmission Sites (Cattle Farms and Wildlife Areas) in Michigan, USA

Table 3

A summary of (a) cattle management practices; (b) feed storage and fencing practices; and (c) reported white-tailed deer movements on bovine TB-positive farms selected for environmental sampling.
(a)

AHousing barn/lot>50% outsideFeed outdoorsFeed outdoors onlyHay feederHay groundWater tank outdoorsWater open outdoors

% yes:83%75%92%58%33%83%50%83%

(b)

BHay unprotected outdoorsRound bale field/fence/woodsFeed fenced “deer proof”Cattle fencing barbedCattle fencing electric

% yes:67%33%25%42%75%

(c)

CIn pastureNear cattle housingNear homeDrinking tank waterDrinking open waterFeeding on pasture/cropFeeding on hayDeer preferred habitat

% yes:92%25%42%0%42%100%50% 83%