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brucellosis testing

  • 19-01-2012 03:46PM
    #1
    whelan1
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    was i dreaming or did a new thing come in in the budget that only 20% of dairy cows and 50% of sucklers are to be blood tested each year- which in my mind would equate to blood testing dairy cows every 5 years. Asked in vets today and they said they hadnt heard anything:confused:


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  • #2
    BeeDI
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    was i dreaming or did a new thing come in in the budget that only 20% of dairy cows and 50% of sucklers are to be blood tested each year- which in my mind would equate to blood testing dairy cows every 5 years. Asked in vets today and they said they hadnt heard anything:confused:

    Can't speak for dairy, but yes, on suckler farms, brucellosis is now every other year.
    Herd numbers ending in uneven number 1.3,5, etc tested last year.
    Herd numbers ending in 2,4,6, etc to be tested this year.

    B


  • #3
    greysides
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    was i dreaming or did a new thing come in in the budget that only 20% of dairy cows and 50% of sucklers are to be blood tested each year- which in my mind would equate to blood testing dairy cows every 5 years. Asked in vets today and they said they hadnt heard anything:confused:

    I believe that's to be the case.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #4
    6480
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    greysides wrote: »
    I believe that's to be the case.

    i think your right


  • #5
    5live
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    Yeah. The dairy herd will still be tested using the milk ring(?) test, same as always so there will be an early warning of any brucellosis showing up in the dairy herd but sucklers will still have to be done every 2 years. Dont know what the situation is with herds with dairy and sucklers like yours though, whelan1


  • #6
    whelan1
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    5live wrote: »
    Yeah. The dairy herd will still be tested using the milk ring(?) test, same as always so there will be an early warning of any brucellosis showing up in the dairy herd but sucklers will still have to be done every 2 years. Dont know what the situation is with herds with dairy and sucklers like yours though, whelan1
    our sucklers are in my dads herd on a seperate farm to mine, so he will have to blood his this year:) would actually prefer to be blooding the milkers as the sucklers are shocking thick:rolleyes:


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  • #7
    whelan1
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    got notification for tb testing in post today, no mention on dairy herd of blood testing just tb, didnt blood test last year either, so hopefully its just every 5 years:D


  • #8
    kay 9
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    we had the test last monday week and no bloods taking:) Fierce handy.


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