IS IT SAFE TO EAT? PART VIII TUBERCULOSIS

There’s two reasons for this. Firstly I’ve just had a week away hunting in the bush and I didn’t get it done when I should have – but more importantly – I think the photos will be much more useful in understanding this disease than written text.

Let’s start with a quick table of animal classifications just for reference sake:

Bovine = cattle

Ovine = sheep

Cervine = deer

Porcine = pigs

Equine = horses

Canine = dogs

Feline = cats

SO WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS (TB)?

Bovine TB is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Bovis. It is a zoonotic disease – a zoonotic disease is one that can be transferred from animals to humans. It’s a close relative of the bacterial disease Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. This is TB in humans.