Tb question

[lazy farmer]

I seem to remember a rule coming in last yr regarding not being allowed to sell on inconclusives.
Was wondering if this was a retrospective rule. ?

 

[Beef farmer]

You can't unless they have 2 clear tests i think. To be honest there are so many rules i get easily confused.

 

[sidjon]

They need to have a gamma test, unless selling straight to slaughter, is my understanding

 

[organicguy]

I think resolved inconclusives can only ever go to slaughter, with a license.

 

[gone up the hill]

You can't unless they have 2 clear tests i think. To be honest there are so many rules i get easily confused.

The above is wrong.

IR's can only go direct to slaughter, they cannot ever leave the farm as say for example a milking cow to another dairy farm!

 

[Beef farmer]

The above is wrong.

IR's can only go direct to slaughter, they cannot ever leave the farm as say for example a milking cow to another dairy farm!

As i said. Easily confused

 

[som farmer]

I thought an ir had to stay on farm, you can keep it, breed from it, milk it, but it can only go straight to slaughter, that's as we were told 12 weeks ago, when we had our 1st one, had 1 since, both reacted to 2nd test, and now gone. First time we have gone down, 3 hfrs and 2 bulls, next test 26 nov, hoping that's clear, the next one just before spring calving, every thing crossed !

 

[gone up the hill]

As i said. Easily confused

The rules have become a complete nonsense, imo they should either be clear or a reactor, having IR's is a complete nonsense if you are only allowed to sell these animals as deadweight down the line even if they have been tested clear 2/3+ times!

 

[sidjon]

From tb hub

 

[lazy farmer]

Is it a retrospective rule ?

 

[sidjon]

Is it a retrospective rule ?

yes, but only from when rule came in, probably need to cross check with SAM, if not sure.

 

[Boysground]

I had a IR issue just after the rules changed. I phoned AHPA and they were able to give me a list of all the animals that this rule applied to.

Bg

 

[Rossymons]

The rules seem to change dependant on who picks up the phone.

 

[lazy farmer]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I rang and asked. The chap who spoke to said it only relates to stock we had tested this and last September.

 

[The Agrarian]

Our rules may be different. Our Dept has tightened up on inconclusives. They basically get one shot at a retest. They must go clear in 60 days or they are taken as a reactor, even if it's in the IR band again. That then puts you down again needing two clear tests. The aim of this is to encourage farmers to send off IRs to slaughter asap, so that one more clear test will get you open. It can soon get rid of a lot of stock for you, is the problem.

And guess what? The TB is just getting worse.

First time on this farm in my working life I have had two culls with lesions in the last three weeks. First one confirmed today, second will be a fortnight. .

I'll have to have a discussion with them tomorrow, but I suspect I'll be made to do a test soon, but it won't count as one of my two clear tests, if it's clear that is.