DOA notice that neighbour's herd had TB

duffysfarm

I received a letter from the department that my neighbours herd has tb. The thing is that there is a road between us so technically there is a road and two ditches that separates our herds. the letter says "adjoining holding"should i be receiving the letter? on the one hand it is perhaps good to know (he had told me already) but the letter says that i might have to do another herd test and i have already done one a month ago. easy thing to do would be to ring DOA but i would like to do a bit of background research first

punisher5112

Better to test then not...

Obviously ask them for guidance....

Lady Haywire

I think it depends on how many go down around you? We had a bordering neighbour go down a fortnight ago so we got the letter, but we were only told to have our herd test done by the time it's due in September, not to have an immediate one. A few years ago a few went down around us so we were ordered to do a test. So guess it's risk dependent on how many went down etc.

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/diseasecontrols/tuberculosistbandbrucellosis/diseaseeradicationpolicy/2017/HerdkeeperRequirementsTBTesting100918.pdf Says this if it's any help to you;

monseiur

Not answering your question...but advise you neighbour to check for badger dens on his land or adjoining land.
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Anto_Meath

I think if you are within 4 months since your last test you are OK and wouldn't be ask to test until after that, if it is only 1 adjoining farmer with only a 1/2 animals then there shouldn't be any requirement to test after the 4 months. While a road may separate you, rivers and streams often run under roads which could lead to cross contamination and of course Mr Badger could stroll across the road into your farm so the Department tend to notify you, but you could ring up the local DVO and see what they say. The staff in Navan are helpful enough but you sometimes hear stories about other ones around the country been less helpful.

emaherx

Anto_Meath wrote: »

I think if you are within 4 months since your last test you are OK and wouldn't be ask to test until after that, if it is only 1 adjoining farmer with only a 1/2 animals then there shouldn't be any requirement to test after the 4 months. While a road may separate you, rivers and streams often run under roads which could lead to cross contamination and of course Mr Badger could stroll across the road into your farm so the Department tend to notify you, but you could ring up the local DVO and see what they say. The staff in Navan are helpful enough but you sometimes hear stories about other ones around the country been less helpful.

I've received 2 of these letters in past few years and have not been asked for additional tests. There is a roadway between me and the other farms also.