Lab Mistake?

I have to feel sorry for Wyoming cattle producers. First all cattle transported out of state have to be tested for brucellosis because of <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/02/25/build/wyoming/53-wyo-brucellosis.inc" target="_blank">thier loss of brucellosis free status</a> in the state. With all the increased testing another <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/08/06/build/wyoming/30-brucellosis.inc" target="_blank"> herd tested positive</a> for brucellosis extending the amount of time before they can stop testing.<br />n<br />nNow it appears that maybe there was a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/10/05/build/wyoming/50-disease-origin.inc" target="_blank">lab mistake</a> on the second herd since thier was no other cattle found with brucellosis in the area and the strain being very similar to one from a South Dakota bison herd. What really irks me about this is thier is no way the cattle producers of Wyoming can challenge the labs findings to get thier brucellosis free status back sooner. <br />n<br />n<i>David Zeman, director of the laboratory, declined comment. </i><br />n<br />n<i>The lab review was conducted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Suzan Holl, a spokeswoman for the agency, said though the report is available to the public, media outlets must file a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain a copy. </i><br />n<br />nIt sounds to me like maybe they have something they don't want found out here since they aren't very forthcoming with the information. Mistakes do happen but the Wyoming cattle producers are paying for this one.<br />n<br />n<b>The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. Charles Caleb Colton</b>