Albert Johnson wrote: » You have my sympathies and hopefully your luck will soon take a turn for the better. I'd put the idea that your neighbours are somehow influencing the situation out of your head, it's clutching at straws imo and counterproductive. Tb outbreaks are sporadic and don't follow set patterns as too who escapes and who is impacted. A few year's back there was next to no Tb in our general area until an adjoining farmer had 1 reactor, a bought in cow. He went clear afterwards and that was the end of Tb for 5 years. Last autumn there were 9 local farmers with little to no history of Tb locked up and 1 herd depopulated. I'm mentioning all this because the original farmer with the single reactor cow has came clear twice so far when tested despite adjoining restricted herds on all sides. Is there much forestry in your locality? There's lots of forestry locally and a fair bit of clear felling carried out recently which could have displaced wildlife vectors. I'd be of the opinion that deer are bigger spreaders locally than badger's as we have a substantial deer population. I'd try and just move forward, try to get the reactors moved on as quickly as possible and work towards the next test. If you have the cattle housed then they shouldn't be as vulnerable to wildlife vectors atm and hopefully this will reduce the risk.
AckwelFoley wrote: » We went down again with TB. This time department tested In the 40 years I can remember we only ever went down once. But now.. last 3 pr 4 years we have gone down 3 times.. and twice in the last few months Miraculously none of out neighbours have.. 2 of them and I'm scratching my head. Is it bad luck? Am I being overly suspicious that out neighbours are up to something? I've heard of practice of injecting lumps to suppress them (may be an old wives tale..but it was a vet that said it) If its badger's we share badger's I'm sure although many say it's not badger's that spread it.. Pissed off because we are down 3 in calf cows due next mobth and apparently no more than 70neuro extra for the calf is paid. Is there any preventative measures we can implement to help stop contracting TB?
Track9 wrote: » =========================== It's a tough station & can talk about the experience of having one cow taken away. Looked to see what changed locally. Forest was clear-felled & displaced Deer. The Deer come onto our & neighbours silage fields in Spring. Interesting that a row of farmers all along the harvested Forestry had 4/5/6 reactors. The Badgers in the area were tested clean a few yrs back. So, not a whole lot can be done. Do testing & get rid of any doubtful. We were advised to get water troughs off the ground & watch out for Deer.
390kid wrote: » Have deer been proven to carry it? We mentioned it to the vet and the department and were dismissed fairly sharp about them.
Track9 wrote: » ================================== Re Deer & TB. Recently read about Dept Test. One Deer test showed circa 4 %, The other showed 15 % . If you snag a Deer & send it to/ the Dept, they will get it tested & then you will the Deer Status either way, Pat
Mooooo wrote: » Make sure water troughs and feed store/ silage pits are badger proof. Clean out troughs regularly. Get them to walk the place for badger sets
jd_12345 wrote: » 3. Accept that your neighbours aren’t doing anything to pass the test. Most people out there will not in their wildest dreams mess with the test for fear of fear it’ll cause a reaction. If they were losing a good chunk of their herd and going away with the compensation it might be suspicious but never the other way. It’s too big a risk.
J.O. Farmer wrote: » Was there ever a time when compensation was good enough for it to be beneficial to have a reactor. I'm thinking back when the eradication started. I've never heard of anyone doing anything like injecting to get rid of lumps but I have heard legends about injecting to induce them. I know there was the odd lad who'd switch a tag alright. Probably not as common now with the modern tags...but I'd still say it happens. Doubt all the neighbours would be at it though unless you were unlucky enough to be surrounded by cowboys.
I had a suspect animal and a blood test was done, which came back negative. I got a call that the amimal needs skin test again ...even though the blood test was negative. I would have thought the blood test would be the ultimate test? why do I need to skin test again next week if he came back negative on a blood test 4 weeks ago -on the round test he was suspected so weeks laker a blood test was done by dept.
Since I originally posted these back in Feb we had to have another test done..
..because our neighbours went down in the test.. so looks like my suspicions albeit small, we unfounded
If you get notice from the department to test by a certain date just say 10 Oct and farmer can only do first day of testing on the 10 of Oct what would be the penalty if any it will be my second test this year
Met a lad and he said you pay for test yourself if you go over there test date !
Ring, or get your vet to ring the DVO. Usually accommodating.They may let you out to the following week. Otherwise, any chance your vet could do it next week?
I went over it last year by about two weeks, my vet was busy, the department paid, no issues
