Elderberry Herd Health
Herd Health
Summary
· Members of SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme
· Accredited Free of BVD since December 08.
· Herd vaccinated against BVD.
· Young stock monitored clear of IBR and Lepto.
· 4 yearly TB testing (18/12/07).
· Isolation boxes routinely used to isolate freshly born calves.
· Monitoring for Neospora.
· Monitoring for Johnes since May 07. Last whole herd test was clear.
Herd Health
TB and Brucellosis.
We are in a 4-yearly testing area for TB with the last test being on the 18/12/2007 and was all clear and our last Brucellosis test was on 06/02/2006 and was also all clear.
Bluetongue
ALL SALE BULLS VACCINATED AGAINST BLUETONGUE
IBR and Lepto.
Following our 2005 crop of heifers testing clear of IBR and Lepto, whole herd testing for IBR and Lepto was carried out, with positive tests showing up on some purchased females as a result of vaccination. Since then four further runs of tests have been carried out on young stock at 9-12 months old including all heifers to be kept for breeding and all were negative indicating NO CIRCULATING DISEASE PROBLEM. Accreditation for these diseases will not be achieved however until all vaccinated animals leave the herd. Youngstock last tested for IBR and Lepto DEC 2010.
BVD.
Initial tests for BVD in 2007 and again 2008 all proved negative and accreditation status was granted to the herd in December 2008. We are now embarking on a vaccination program to safeguard any stock sold, with further annual testing of pre-vaccinated youngstock conducted to maintain accreditation status. Herd BVD vaccinated Jan/Feb. Last routine youngstock test was December 2010
ALL SALE BULLS VETERINARY VACCINATED AGAINST BVD.
Neospora.
Selective testing in our best breeding lines for Neospora was carried out in November 2008 with all negative results. This is something we will continue to monitor in future.
Johne’s.
The herd has been tested for Johnes since May 2007. A harsh eradication policy was taken and now using PCR testing after calving on our best lines and using isolation boxes after calving and only emalgamating small batches after negative tests have been recieved.
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