Cases of bovine tuberculosis detected in cattle at slaughter in the U.S. 2003-2017
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.