annual herd test 2015

Muckit

Am l reading it right on the dept website that there is no annual herd test??

Bullocks

Muckit wrote: »

Am l reading it right on the dept website that there is no annual herd test??

We got notification to have ours before the end of February anyhow

Muckit

Sorry l think I need to get new glasses. Blooding is being done away with. Still tb has to be done.

Mad4simmental

Muckit wrote: »

Sorry l think I need to get new glasses. Blooding is being done away with. Still tb has to be done.

Want to sell two springers here. Do I still have to blood or are they good to go up the ramp?

Nekarsulm

Anyone read the article in the Farmers Weekly, at Christmas, praising our system of dealing with TB?

Farrell

Muckit wrote: »

Sorry l think I need to get new glasses. Blooding is being done away with. Still tb has to be done.

Think it's to go around April/May, which will be handy to sell all once within yearly TB test.
Would there be something else to emerge?

whelan2

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Want to sell two springers here. Do I still have to blood or are they good to go up the ramp?

what age are they, i had to blood a few cows i am selling

KatyMac

My test has to be done by 23rd January. There are 2 to go then. Hoping to buy an incalf (or maybe 2) with whatever I get for the culls.

just do it

Bit in the ifj on it today. Brucellosis herd test is gone. However pre-movement test is still required until N.I. are free. They are hoping this will happen in the middle of this year.

Lizard_Moon

Bulls and heifers/cows over 24 months need pre movement Brucellosis. Lasts for 60 days.

Mad4simmental

whelan2 wrote: »

what age are they, i had to blood a few cows i am selling

Around 30 months,

simx

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Around 30 months,

will have to blood

whelan2

just do it wrote: »

Bit in the ifj on it today. Brucellosis herd test is gone. However pre-movement test is still required until N.I. are free. They are hoping this will happen in the middle of this year.

spoke with dept vet yesterday, hopefully july, said post abortion testing scheme will still be in place and brucellosis milk testing will be the only thing keeping an eye on the situation

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

spoke with dept vet yesterday, hopefully july, said post abortion testing scheme will still be in place and brucellosis milk testing will be the only thing keeping an eye on the situation

as soon as NI are declared free pre sale testing will no longer required here

had a clear reading in the annual tb test yesterday , haggled a good discount by paying the vet in the yard,

certainly not having to pay for bloods makes a difference as well

Lizard_Moon

whelan2 wrote: »

spoke with dept vet yesterday, hopefully july, said post abortion testing scheme will still be in place and brucellosis milk testing will be the only thing keeping an eye on the situation

The Dept info on Twitter b4 Xmas said only post abortion and factory cow bloods will eventually remain, milk test to go. That could have changed, they never gives vets any up to date info!

Capercaille

Lizard_Moon wrote: »

The Dept info on Twitter b4 Xmas said only post abortion and factory cow bloods will eventually remain, milk test to go. That could have changed, they never gives vets any up to date info!

A big hit for the vets losing the brucellosis testing.

49801

Good news from a disease control point of view.

To date the annual test by vets provided a level of control around cattle identification.
Would there still be tag reading going on?

just do it

49801 wrote: »

Good news from a disease control point of view.

To date the annual test by vets provided a level of control around cattle identification.
Would there still be tag reading going on?

There will still be an annual TB test

Muckit

Capercaille wrote: »

A big hit for the vets losing the brucellosis testing.

I can hear an orchestra of farmers around the country playing small violins. .....