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will you be buying straws from the ibr positive bulls ?

  • 17-03-2011 10:33AM
    #1
    whelan1
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    well ? what do you think

    wiil you buy semen from ibr positive bulls ? 13 votes

    yes
    0% 0 votes
    no
    69% 9 votes
    not sure
    30% 4 votes


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  • #2
    pajero12
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    Yep, Got a great calf out one of the culled bulls yesterday morning!


  • #3
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    pajero12 wrote: »
    Yep, Got a great calf out one of the culled bulls yesterday morning!


    bulls have to be tested every three months and this is very strict-semen cant be used since the last clear test.

    what was the sire-say some smashing gormez lee and rxr stock recently


  • #4
    pajero12
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    stanflt wrote: »
    bulls have to be tested every three months and this is very strict-semen cant be used since the last clear test.

    what was the sire-say some smashing gormez lee and rxr stock recently
    Really> Well we have a good few in the pot anyway! It was Cottage Devon


  • #5
    tismesoitis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 858 ✭✭✭tismesoitis


    whelan1 wrote: »
    well ? what do you think
    in all fairness whelan ur scare mongering:confused:.prob 99% of irish herds have ibr and really it would'nt make a differance if the bulls were ibr positive.also those in ncbc are not going to sell straws from ibr positive bulls they have destroyed all straws produced since the last clear test.


  • #6
    whelan1
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    i am just interested , have spoken to a few people about this and it would be nice if pg could give an absolute garauntee...:confused: with the breeding season round the corner i am curious if this has done any harm to their business


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  • #7
    Bodacious
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    any definitive list of those beef sires culled released yet by NCBC? Farming indo said figure was now 81??


  • #8
    stanflt
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    i am just interested , have spoken to a few people about this and it would be nice if pg could give an absolute garauntee...:confused: with the breeding season round the corner i am curious if this has done any harm to their business

    http://www.ncbc.ie/aff.pdf

    hope this helps


  • #9
    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    tismesoitis wrote: »
    in all fairness whelan ur scare mongering:confused:.prob 99% of irish herds have ibr and really it would'nt make a differance if the bulls were ibr positive.also those in ncbc are not going to sell straws from ibr positive bulls they have destroyed all straws produced since the last clear test.

    I don't think IBR is all that common.

    My herd doesn't have IBR, it was tested recently. However I trust NCBC to have safe IBR free semen available. They didn't kill 81 bulls for nothing, they followed the law regarding AI and disease.


  • #10
    kay 9
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    According to http://www.pedigreecattle.ie/pcanimalhealth-ibr.php
    It is a requirement under EU legislation that bulls producing semen for commercial production must be free of IBR antibodies.


  • #11
    whelan1
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    thanks for the replies , have my mind made up now


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  • #12
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    No i won't be buying semen from ncbc as i feel it's better to be safe than sorry.


  • #13
    what happen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭what happen


    yes bought straws and ai another heifer today .looking for ovo bb straws can they still be got


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