Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the government will provide up to $16.7 million to help western ranchers caught in the bovine TB quarantine. READ MORE: 10,000 cattle to be killed after bovine tuberculosis outbreak MacAulay told the House of Commons the money is meant to help cover the extra costs they are facing because of...

The problem for producers whose herds are under quarantine is they can't sell or move any of their livestock and must continue feeding their cattle until the investigation is complete, something that could take months.

The agency says all the cases are from one infected herd found at three separate locations in Alberta.