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This article traces the federal program to eradicate bovine tuberculosis during the early 20th century, the dynamics of Prince Edward Island’s two-year battle to participate, and the motivation behind the unexpected decision to test PEI cows after steadfast refusals. Rather than a progress narrative, the article reveals the rise of the regulatory state in tandem with the authority of veterinary science – wielded in order to fracture the unity of regional dissent. The establishment of PEI as a zone free of bovine tuberculosis was thus as much about politics and profit as it was about public health and progressivism. Résumé Le présent article retrace l’évolution du programme fédéral d’éradication de la tuberculose bovine au début du 20e siècle, la dynamique de la bataille que l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard livra pendant deux ans pour y participer et les motifs à l’origine de la décision inattendue du gouvernement fédéral de tester les vaches de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard après plusieurs refus catégoriques. Au lieu de faire le récit des progrès accomplis, l’article révèle la montée de la réglementation de l’État, de concert avec l’autorité des sciences vétérinaires, exercée pour briser l’unité de la dissidence régionale. Par conséquent, la désignation de l’Î.-P.-É. comme zone exempte de tuberculose bovine était autant une affaire de politique et de profit, qu’une question de santé publique et de progressivisme.Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the author(s), with Acadiensis being granted a non-exclusive licence to each and every right in the work throughout the world. After publication of the work, the author(s) shall have the right to self-archive the work and to reprint the work in whole or in part in books authored by or edited by the author(s) without the payment of any fee. In these other formats, however, the author or authors are required to acknowledge the original publication of the work in the pages of the journal. In the case of any requests to reprint the work, Acadiensis will require a standard permission fee -- to be divided equally between the journal and the author. In the event that such requests are received by the author(s), the author(s) shall direct such requests to the journal.