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definition closed herd

  • 30-06-2014 11:35am
    #1
    Bellview
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭


    Recently I was speaking with a few guys and home on disease control etc and one item that we could not answer was what is a closed herd

    1. Is there a time limit on when last animal was purchased
    2. Can a Bull or female be purchased & from what source
    3. If the neighbour over the ditch is buying & selling cattle... does that impact you
    4. for Pedigree folks - if they go to summer shows does that impact the 'closed' status as the animal is mixing with all herds

    The other question we had - what makes up a high health status herd... I emailed AHI but I have not got any feedback yet


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  • #2
    mallethead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭mallethead


    As far as i know a closed herd is some one who can buy in but only sells to the factory.
    They can't sell to a farmer down the road


  • #3
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    A closed herd is that you don't buy in animals(no buying stock bulls)
    once the animal goes to somewhere the animal shares an environment with others and returns to the herd - no longer closed herd(if ya bring a cow to the mart she doesn't come back)
    there should be an effort to have good ditches between you and you neighbour so no contact possible.
    and have some hygiene programme in place for visitors to the farm(footbaths etc)


  • #4
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    ganmo wrote: »
    A closed herd is that you don't buy in animals(no buying stock bulls)
    once the animal goes to somewhere the animal shares an environment with others and returns to the herd - no longer closed herd(if ya bring a cow to the mart she doesn't come back)
    there should be an effort to have good ditches between you and you neighbour so no contact possible.
    and have some hygiene programme in place for visitors to the farm(footbaths etc)


    +1
    Sell wherever you like to, but try breed your own replasements ect.


  • #5
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    mallethead wrote: »
    As far as i know a closed herd is some one who can buy in but only sells to the factory.
    They can't sell to a farmer down the road


    Think that's a feedlot herd, they can buy in anything.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #6
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    "a closed herd (no introductions to the herd, including bulls)"

    Pg 6 here:

    http://www.animalhealthireland.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/BVDINF%20web%20v4_0%20July%202011(1).pdf


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  • #7
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,216 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    would a closed herd have shower/disenfection unit for vet/ai man etc?


  • #8
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Ideally yes...practically no
    start with enforced use of footbaths/overboots

    the only places that operate totally closed herds are places like tully or hermitage(pig breeding) both have had disastrous collapses of their biosecurity


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