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If i knew a bit about the farm and the area it was from probably the tb1 johnes1....otherwise the tb4 level 3 one....what would you do?
How accurate is the johnes test thing...is a level 3 very risky,nearly bought one the other day!
Probably the same as you, logically the TB1 bull would be a safer bet as it is Johnes 1 too, but there is a bit of a stigma attached to cattle from TB1 areas. Not sure how accurate the Johnes test is, but risk level 3 means positive cattle were found at the last test, but no more than 3% of the whole herd. I have bought a bull before now at risk level 3, not intentionally, but the 3 I picked out went well over budget, and this bull came into the ring and I bought him because he was in price range and I liked the look of him.
Because we are in the PCHS we had to isolate him and test him both blood and dung, he passed both and is now leaving some cracking calves.