Sukie wrote:
>In areas where bovine TB breaks out (which can happen pretty much
>anywhere with susceptible animals once the disease gets introduced
>though it doesn't show up in a smattering of Pacific Islands) then the
>raw milk or raw meat can pass it on to ferrets.  Ferrets are not the
>only mustelid which is susceptible.
 
How can you say it is a larger problem in certain areas outside the USA,
when you cannot or will not give:
 
1. countries or areas where the practice is currently more common than in
the USA, nor
 
2. figures of alleged infection rates in those countries/areas?
 
For anyone interested: the USA has nearly completely eradicated bovine
TB, and Australia has been declared bovine TB free for over 10 years.
Please remember to supervise while your ferrets eat kibble, as they may
choke.
 
shona
[Posted in FML issue 4779]