Domestic species of cattle in zoos and safari parks should normally be subjected to routine tuberculin testing as often as the indicated testing interval for the area in which the zoo is located.
Zoo species are generally exempted from statutory TB testing and, in any case, there is no recognized, approved screening test for TB in species other than bovines and deer.
Several texts are defining sanitary policy for tuberculosis within country members.
The EU policy mainly focuses on the eradication of bovine tuberculosis and is based on two fundamental principles:
1. The Member States are primarily responsible for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis and may receive community financial support for the eradication program
2. Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in the EU must be the final target and the Member States must consider eradication as the defined aim. Hence, most of the EU regulations apply only to M.bovis- sometimes M.tuberculosis -screening.