TB picture

daithi55

friend of mine shot this deer recently
said id post it here for people to get a look at what tb looks like in a deer

DubPredator

thanks for that. what area was the deer shot and was it a sika or fallow?

macadam

You should send that to the state Lab in Kildare, they might want the whole beast, met a ranger yesterday and had a good talk about Tb and badgers etc..

daithi55

not sure what he did with it but hes big into deer shooting so i presume thats exactly what he did with it just got it off his fb page
for peeps on here tos ee first hand what tb looks like

garveyjg

Thanks for that Daithi55, it's good to see first hand what to look for when examing for TB. I have read a lot about it but only seen small amount of pictures of TB effects. This is the type of awarenes that needs to be created. thanks again.

welsummer

i had an animal like that and when i said it to the farmer he first suggested to contact the department, but then changed his mind as it might have they crawing all over his farm.

Tackleberry.

I taught you had to report any deer shot with TB to your local Vet who in turn would report if TB was confirmed to the Kildare lab, and as far as i know your not aloud to remove the animal off that patch of land because of the chance of spredding TB.
I think it is the right thing to do but fully understand the farmers concern.
What is the right thing to do? is there protocol?

remi243

Hi lads sorry if I'm showing my inexperience by asking this but apart from the disasterous conciquence for the farmer if tb is spread but what are the possible health effects to us if the condition is missed maby because it might be at early stages of tb and the meat is consumed ? I really think pictures are worth a thousand words at times as the above pic sure leaves no question on what to look for:-)

Tackleberrywho

remi243 wrote: »

Hi lads sorry if I'm showing my inexperience by asking this but apart from the disasterous conciquence for the farmer if tb is spread but what are the possible health effects to us if the condition is missed maby because it might be at early stages of tb and the meat is consumed ? I really think pictures are worth a thousand words at times as the above pic sure leaves no question on what to look for:-)

When you were a Child you were vaccinated against TB, you can eat TB meat with no ill affects.

TB however in a Farmers herd means his farm is "locked up" which means he can not buy or sell livestock until all his animals are tested clear.

poulo6.5

thanks for that daithi. what area was it in. we all need to keep an eye on what we are doing.

fodda

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

When you were a Child you were vaccinated against TB, you can eat TB meat with no ill affects.

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If that is true then why bother culling TB infected cattle and all the other crap about TB? It seems pointless if it as you say will cause "no ill effects".

landkeeper

fodda
because simply not everyone was vaccinated against the disease and it causes major problems in cattle if not controlled , so by culling those animals that 'react' to the tb test there is some kind of check put on it's spread
if you have a 'reactor' animal in a herd test/factory then the herd is restricted ie nothing in or out until there have been two clear tests of the whole herd from memory 60 days apart so a tb free interval of 120 days minimum
as you can imagine this can have a devastating effect on income if you were for example just about to sell that years weanlings