Org Library Menu Beef. I am sure you are tired of hearing about the weather. How 'bout some good news. We have come around to a full year of diaries, so I would like to talk about something different from calving and the weather. I am certain you all have heard about the bison problem in Yellowstone Park, and I would like to discuss the disease, brucellosis.
Brucellosis causes abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy in cattle.
An epidemic situation could destroy us. However, my main concern about brucellosis is it is a human disease. The incubation period runs anywhere from five days to several months. Onset can be sudden and acute, with chills and fever, severe headache, pains, malaise and occasional diarrhea. Symptoms also can show up slowly, with mild malaise, pain in the muscles, head and back of the neck.