Tb vaccine for cattle on the way?

[Cows 'n grass]

Green light for ground-breaking bovine TB vaccine field trials

World-leading bovine tuberculosis (bTB) TB cattle vaccination trials to start in England and Wales.

www.gov.uk

It doesn't say how the vaccine works with testing but it does sound like a vaccine might be on the way which has to be a good thing .

 

[jondear]

Green light for ground-breaking bovine TB vaccine field trials

World-leading bovine tuberculosis (bTB) TB cattle vaccination trials to start in England and Wales.

www.gov.uk

It doesn't say how the vaccine works with testing but it does sound like a vaccine might be on the way which has to be a good thing .

If it works tfft!

 

[Werzle]

I thought if we vaccinated we wouldnt be able to export beef

 

[lazy farmer]

I thought if we vaccinated we wouldnt be able to export beef

Hard brexit coming anyway.

 

[vantage]

Probably 10 years away , as usual.

 

[Princess Pooper]

I thought if we vaccinated we wouldnt be able to export beef

I think that was only with a vaccine that gave the same result as infection. This is a DIVA vaccine where you get a different TB test result if the animal is vaccinated rather than infected.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Probably 10 years away , as usual.

It was 10 years away.................a lot longer than 10 years ago

 

[Princess Pooper]

I think that was only with a vaccine that gave the same result as infection. This is a DIVA vaccine where you get a different TB test result if the animal is vaccinated rather than infected.

I'll stand corrected as I have read a bit more. The vaccine is the standard BCG vaccine, which is what is used on humans and badgers. What is new is the test - it is a different test that can tell the difference bewtween infected/vacinated, so strictly speaking it's not a new cattle vaccine but a new cattle skin test. Bad reporting!

 

[Sid]

I'll stand corrected as I have read a bit more. The vaccine is the standard BCG vaccine, which is what is used on humans and badgers. What is new is the test - it is a different test that can tell the difference bewtween infected/vacinated, so strictly speaking it's not a new cattle vaccine but a new cattle skin test. Bad reporting!

PCR I think.
Will also be used instead of culture for samples from reactors and S/H cases. Quicker and a definite yes or no for tb.
Only issue left is it confuses APHAs computer system!

 

[sidjon]

I'll stand corrected as I have read a bit more. The vaccine is the standard BCG vaccine, which is what is used on humans and badgers. What is new is the test - it is a different test that can tell the difference bewtween infected/vacinated, so strictly speaking it's not a new cattle vaccine but a new cattle skin test. Bad reporting!

So basically a waste of time then, mother worked in NHS and worked in high risk areas of TB for humans, she use to have a BCG every 4 year's and the last 10 years she stopped having it as it wasn't that effective any more, so it sure ain't going to help BTB control.[/QUOTE]

 

[Private Pike]

So basically a waste of time then, mother worked in NHS and worked in high risk areas of TB for humans, she use to have a BCG every 4 year's and the last 10 years she stopped having it as it wasn't that effective any more, so it sure ain't going to help BTB control.

The evidence suggests it does have protective effects and can help BTB control, as long as we can differentiate infection and vaccination. Sure it's not 100% effective, but any ability to reduce the number of animals that can become infected results in fewer animals that can then go on to spread it and so forth.

 

[sidjon]

The evidence suggests it does have protective effects and can help BTB control, as long as we can differentiate infection and vaccination. Sure it's not 100% effective, but any ability to reduce the number of animals that can become infected results in fewer animals that can then go on to spread it and so forth.

Data from where? Bcg just slows the disease development, cows on farm shedding for longer GREAT FECKING IDEA, similar to johnes vaccine