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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin's response to a potentially fatal swine disease last month was hindered by farms that failed to register where their animals are kept as required by law, authorities said.
Swine on two farms in Clark County in central Wisconsin contracted the pseudorabies virus, which can cause respiratory and reproductive problems in hogs. After identifying registered farms within a five-mile radius of the infected farms, officials spent four more days tracking down places where unregistered livestock was kept.
Half the 62 sites in the area were not registered, said Rod Nilsestuen, Wisconsin's agriculture chief.
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