Re: Need advice about what to do after a TB reactor in cattle

[Davy_g]

Beef herd and they were tested on Tuesday.

Any news? Hope it want ok...

 

[matthew]

Well 'Guest' a few of us spent time to try and advise you of options.
It is now 8.04pm. Your animal must have been screened, so are you celebrating or drowning your sorrows?

 

[Guest]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

 

[GTB]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you have a major problem.

 

[jondear]

Probably want to take the others as well.sorry

 

[matthew]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

That's .... disappointing.

 

[Samcowman]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

Faark.
That's awful feel sorry for you. Would probably be best if they took the others as well. With breakdowns this bad reactors keep on coming hearing from people I know.

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

It won't change the results but 6 out of 8 is a massive percentage, something seems wrong to get that amount of reactors on a pre movement test.
Sorry to hear the bad news I know how you must be feeling right now [emoji22]

 

[Zippy768]

Very sorry to hear that kinda news

 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

I agree with others, let vet be judge. We sometimes look at ours the day the vet comes out. Have had minor lumps on those areas, but never a big size and always culled those ones out. Shame though as it could be a resistance to TB they have and not TB itself, but better safe than sorry.

 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

Sorry I didn't see this. I'm so sorry to hear about this, must be really horrible how are you coping?

 

[Princess Pooper]

Sorry to hear that, a bummer, hope they do not find much more when they do herd test. But - it shows how important the pre-movement testing is! Would have been pretty horrendous for your purchaser if they had been moved with no requirement for PMT and he had a test a few months later.....

 

[Davy_g]

8 were tested and 6 were reactors, the other two were clear.

Thanks for asking.

How terrible, remember its outside the house. Chin up and remember its just a process now where you don't have much control. Good to ask questions though so please shout.

 

[mo!]

Sorry to hear that, a bummer, hope they do not find much more when they do herd test. But - it shows how important the pre-movement testing is! Would have been pretty horrendous for your purchaser if they had been moved with no requirement for PMT and he had a test a few months later.....

Pre movement doesn't catch them all as we found out last year, not that we shouldn't do it. Sorry to hear that you had positives, get them cleared out and go on from there.

 

[bovine]

Is it for pre movement ? Accidents do happen, legs get broken on slippery yards and stock have to be sent to the knackerman.

I've had this before and when I've spoken to the ministry they've asked me to get the farmer to hold the animal so it can be examined on day 2. It still goes on the system as tested and not there on day 2. Not allowed to move during a test, I honestly don't know if that technically applies to deadstock.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Pre movement doesn't catch them all as we found out last year, not that we shouldn't do it. Sorry to hear that you had positives, get them cleared out and go on from there.

No, quite agree, just as whole herd skin test will not catch them all which is why gamma interferon blood widely used now when breakdowns confirmed

 

[matthew]

No, quite agree, just as whole herd skin test will not catch them all which is why gamma interferon blood widely used now when breakdowns confirmed

I know you like gamma ifn.
My experience of its use over years, of wipe outs with false positives is somewhat different.

 

[mo!]

I know you like gamma ifn.
My experience of its use over years, of wipe outs with false positives is somewhat different.

Why do you think you have false positives? You aren't going by the lack of Visible Lesions are you?

 

[gone up the hill]

What part of the country is the OP from?

 

[Guest]

North Shropshire and I'm quite shocked by the fact that 6 of them are reactors.