RULES PROTECT MONTANA’S STATUS

Despite six incidences of brucellosis infection blamed on wild elk, the Designated Surveillance Area rule maintains Montana’s brucellosis Class Free status.

• “The regulations that comprise the DSA program impact approximately 78,500 head of livestock that graze or live within the DSA boundary on either a seasonal or a year-round basis, and this number represents approximately 5.2 percent of the livestock in the state as a whole, according to Department of Livestock records.” (7)
• Montana is maintaining its brucellosis Class Free status despite six incidents of brucellosis infections in livestock since 2010. (5, 9)