Brucella in cattle

The Norwegian cattle population was declared free from cattle brucellosis in 1953.

The purpose of the surveillance and control program is to document freedom from brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus in Norway.

2023

Blood samples from 110 cattle with abortion in the second half of the pregnancy from 37 different herds and bulk milk samples from 202 dairy herds with at least one registered abortion, were analysed for antibodies against Brucella spp in 2023. All the samples were negative for Brucella spp.

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