34 in one herd!!!! That is a herd with serious problems. With that level there must be a multitude of other problems going onAt a vets meeting 6 weeks ago where a figure of 360-370 known PIs in Scotland was talked about. However, also mentioned was 34 in ONE herd!!
Almost at the point of naming and shaming these herds to force pressure to cull PI cattle, moving closer to full eradication
why would anyone keep them after they have paid for the test
Before we all jump to conclusions. Did the vets meeting say what age the calves were? Could easily be calves of all the same age and the farmer had only just got the results himself when the vet made the report, those animals could well be gone now. In a block calving herd all those PIs could have become infected at the same stage if their mothers were exposed at the wrong time of pregnancy. Might not have necessarily been bad management, could have been a PI jumping the fence into his cows.
I have heard indirectly that some are breeding cows and he refuses to cull. Been ongoing for a year or two. Lunacy. Also cannot be forced to cull as it is not a notifiable disease.....
Had one PI. Don't know how or where the infection came from. My vet said no option but destroy (after re test), but actual vet who came to do the job was trying to persuade me not to do it but put cow and calf somewhere isolated and grow her to finish. Was very upsetting having to insist that he did do the job, can see how some would be persuaded otherwise. Vaxed them that year but not since and no further cases. Same vet said can't vaccinate for one month before calving, main Vet said yes you can, they couldn't both be right
As was I when I was told. Absolutely nuts whatever way you look at it.
Yes. Certifiable behaviour. And very very selfish.
