Notification for Bvd and Ibr

blackdog1

Just wondering what people think. Should the department notify farming neighbours of pi calves after 30 days if they are still in the herd of the farm owner. They do it with tb and I think with the amount of farmers keeping their pi calves it might be a way to pressure them to get rid of them.

Also would like an ear notch test for ibr next after the bvd is eradicated. Think its alot bigger problem and way more widespread than johnes disease

greysides

blackdog1 wrote: »

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Also would like an ear notch test for ibr next after the bvd is eradicated. Think its alot bigger problem and way more widespread than johnes disease

Different virus, different carrier state, not feasible.

The Problem with Johne's is its' potential trade implications if a link to Crohn's Disease is ever proven.

Notification of a neighbours PIs is a good idea though I doubt it'll ever happen due to privacy concerns. It's not the notifiable disease that TB is.