Cattle tb test

[Mr always wrong]

You mean he sells them before he gets the letter to inform him he needs to do the post movement test? Surely the post movement rules have stopped this..

No, he is a tb4 so only has to test and breeding stock. As he rears bucket calves and sells as store no need to test

 

[marshfarmer]

No, he is a tb4 so only has to test and breeding stock. As he rears bucket calves and sells as store no need to test

So am i but I've bought from tb1 and now have to do post movement tests on calves under 42 days i moved here

 

[gone up the hill]

No, he is a tb4 so only has to test and breeding stock. As he rears bucket calves and sells as store no need to test

Utter madness that farms in 4 yearly testing areas don't have to test ALL stock.

 

[gone up the hill]

So am i but I've bought from tb1 and now have to do post movement tests on calves under 42 days i moved here

That was bought in last year I believe.

Has stopped some people buying from TB1 areas, especially in the spring time when they want to buy them and turn them away to grazing asap.

 

[marshfarmer]

April 16 it changed

 

[foxbox]

tb1 is high risk isn't it?

Not all of it, we're TB1 in Northants and we're Edge Area.

 

[Mr always wrong]

Utter madness that farms in 4 yearly testing areas don't have to test ALL stock.

I can only comment on his situation. His tb4 test was scheduled for October but was told by his vet he doesn't need to do anything as he doesn't keep any for breeding. All irrelevant really as he is about to be put into a tb1. Common local knowledge as to who will be put into a tb1 so most are selling now before they get the letter

 

[milkloss]

I can only comment on his situation. His tb4 test was scheduled for October but was told by his vet he doesn't need to do anything as he doesn't keep any for breeding. All irrelevant really as he is about to be put into a tb1. Common local knowledge as to who will be put into a tb1 so most are selling now before they get the letter

Not good. Are they selling because of the extra work(testing) or because of the potential tb in thier herds. I know that sounds harsh, it's not meant to be.

 

[marshfarmer]

Not all of it, we're TB1 in Northants and we're Edge Area.

Ah right I was wrong then, so you can sell to tb4 with no post movement test?

 

[Mr always wrong]

Not good. Are they selling because of the extra work(testing) or because of the potential tb in thier herds. I know that sounds harsh, it's not meant to be.

These would normally be sold in spring but what with straw price and potential of being shut down with tb think it's just a bit of a kick to palm some off.

Don't worry certainly didn't come across as harsh

 

[onthehoof]

Ah right I was wrong then, so you can sell to tb4 with no post movement test?

No, anything moving from high risk/ edge (tb1) into tb4 has to be post movement tested.

 

[SLA]

As above, all cattle regardless of age have to be post movement tested 60-120 days after arriving on a TB4 holding from TB1 areas. They also cannot be moved except to slaughter during that time.

 

[pine_guy]

When we are in a TB4 have to test everything over 42. Only exception would be something going fat before the end if your testing window.

 

[onthehoof]

When we are in a TB4 have to test everything over 42. Only exception would be something going fat before the end if your testing window.

 

[onthehoof]

 

[marshfarmer]

Utter madness that farms in 4 yearly testing areas don't have to test ALL stock.

Seems to work tho?

 

[gone up the hill]

Seems to work tho?

But when it goes wrong and a herd gets a TB outbreak the numbers lost are normally very high so no it isn't working.

Also if you only test breeding stock or stock intended for breeding in a TB4 then what happens if you get a heifer calving down accidently for example that has never been tested?

 

[mo!]

We were tb4 and never tested. All bought in stores sold fat. Testing done at slaughter so effectively every 2 weeks. That's how they found our case. Now LFU so no testing at all. All tb1 cattle were being post movement tested before.