Cow injected with Norocillin accidentally put in tank - options?

curioush · 23-04-2016 06:08PM #1

Hi,
Leg tag fell off this evening..milk went into tank. Withdrawal is 96 hours.
Luckily its the first milking into the tank.
Which option is the best:
- bite the bullet & empty tank
- inform the co-op
- do nothing & maybe risk losing full tank

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

blackdog1 · 23-04-2016 06:10PM

curioush wrote: »

Hi,
Leg tag fell off this evening..milk went into tank. Withdrawal is 96 hours.
Luckily its the first milking into the tank.
Which option is the best:
- bite the bullet & empty tank
- inform the co-op
- do nothing & maybe risk losing full tank

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Ring your milk advisor and test tank but I'd say it's gone if she's injected less than 48 hrs. I had a cow test positive on noricillin after 5 days....

freedominacup · 23-04-2016 06:26PM

blackdog1 wrote: »

Ring your milk advisor and test tank but I'd say it's gone if she's injected less than 48 hrs. I had a cow test positive on noricillin after 5 days....

Ring your tanker driver and try to meet him at his first collection in the morning with a sample from the tank. He'll tell you fairly quickly how you're fixed. As in around five minutes. I feel your pain. We had to dump three milkings last summer.

curioush · 23-04-2016 06:39PM

Thanks for the replies - looking into testing it now

Milked out · 23-04-2016 06:44PM

curioush wrote: »

Thanks for the replies - looking into testing it now

Best put a note on outlet of tank in case lorry comes during the night, tanker here has come everyday for past 5 days topping up as volumes are lifting everywhere and loads are less predictable for them

visatorro · 23-04-2016 07:00PM

Insurance should cover tank anyway. I'd always err on the site of caution tbh when antibiotics are evolved

pedigree 6 · 23-04-2016 07:09PM

Same thing happened me a few weeks ago.
Rang milk manager he told me to ring the guy who owns the milk lorries.
Rang him and brought sample to his house and he got the sample tested next morning when starting the round. He had a machine on the lorry (not sure if every lorry has it) and it tested the sample and the result comes back in 3 minutes.

whelan2 · 23-04-2016 07:47PM

Do many people rely on leg tags, red tape and red spray here on any treated cows

mahoney_j · 23-04-2016 09:11PM

Whatever u do don't chance as there's a fair chance sample will be positive .you will get stung for tanker of milk and reported to dept ..

Injuryprone · 23-04-2016 09:47PM

What co-op are you supplying? Dairygold pay for half the value of dumped milk following a positive test, don't know if other co-ops are the same

einn32 · 24-04-2016 12:44AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Do many people rely on leg tags, red tape and red spray here on any treated cows

It's just red spray across the back of udder and the computer alrams too unless cow doesn't read. My last dairy job used red tape and spray plus visual alarms and vacuum wouldn't come on either without bypassing the alarm. Still doesn't prevent mess ups.

I'd ring milk manager and get it tested but sounds like dumping job.

WheatenBriar · 24-04-2016 07:12AM

Let the first loss be your last loss
You've probably done something by now but had I seen this earlier,I'd have suggested asking the milk manager who has a 3hr antibiotic kit(they're more common),test and dump if positive

Glanbia will fine for this and charge the supplier thousands for any milk in the tanker or silo that needs dumping aswell as the cost of dumping
The latter will usually be covered by public liability insurance
The department will be informed so a cross compliance will be triggered
Lose lose lose so dump dump dump

curioush · 24-04-2016 08:39AM

Made the co-op yesterday evening - somehow passed.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 24-04-2016 09:52AM

curioush wrote: »

Made the co-op yesterday evening - somehow passed.

I did a one hour test on milk a few years back at drying off when I wasn't sure if a cow that was dry cow tubed had gone into the tank.

It passed.

It failed on collection (3 hour test) though but I was only liable for the loss of my own milk. 2/3 of the tanker was dumped.

Just keep an eye out in case something happens.

Milked out · 24-04-2016 10:19AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I did a one hour test on milk a few years back at drying off when I wasn't sure if a cow that was dry cow tubed had gone into the tank.

It passed.

It failed on collection (3 hour test) though but I was only liable for the loss of my own milk. 2/3 of the tanker was dumped.

Just keep an eye out in case something happens.

Our own manager says the same to bring it in to Danone and they do the test inside as it's more sensitive than the snap test in trucks. Another thing, not 100% on this now but if milk fails and insurance covers it I think it won't cover again within 2 years

Cow injected with Norocillin accidentally put in tank - options?

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