Beef Welfare Scheme

[OJ5030]

Folks,

Anyone going into or looking into the beef welfare scheme?

 

[jay gatsby]

Folks,

Anyone going into or looking into the beef welfare scheme?

Happy with meal feeding but not ibr testing. Haven't checked to see if we can do just one action

 

[OJ5030]

Happy with meal feeding but not ibr testing. Haven't checked to see if we can do just one action

Kinda same as that. Half wondering if its a business booster for the vets and co-ops rather than farmer

 

[jay gatsby]

Kinda same as that. Half wondering if its a business booster for the vets and co-ops rather than farmer

You'd think they have enough to be doing tb testing with the number of breakdowns happening. I dont actually want money for nothing, I'm happy if the scheme covers the cost of something I am or should be doing anyway like meal feeding but IBR is just not on my radar

 

[mixedbag]

I’ve signed up, I feed the meal anyway. Don’t see any big attraction to the Ibr testing, but at the end of the day it’s not going to cost me anything to do it. If you don’t do the ibr testing you don’t get paid for it plus get a penalty of 10% of what your total payment should have been

 

[Ozzy Scott]

I’ve signed up, I feed the meal anyway. Don’t see any big attraction to the Ibr testing, but at the end of the day it’s not going to cost me anything to do it. If you don’t do the ibr testing you don’t get paid for it plus get a penalty of 10% of what your total payment should have been

IBR testing at this stage, is similar for random Covid testing now, totally pointless imv

 

[mixedbag]

IBR testing at this stage, is similar for random Covid testing now, totally pointless imv

I think the department are trying to get a handle on how widespread ibr is in the suckler herd. What they will actually do with this information is anyone’s guess! It does seem a bit pointless to me.

 

[dstig]

Forget about testing for it Its everywhere, I'd say there isn't a dairy herd in the country that doesn't have it

 

[choochter]

I don't.

neither did I until 2 years ago, and somehow it got into my herd and caused snotty noses but nothing really seemed ill.
But I had 3 late abortions and 3 calf deaths and 2 emptys. vaccinated everyting and since had no trouble.

Vet said it can blow in over the hedge/dyke/fence, despite me having double fencing

 

[Surelookit]

I suspect the ibr testing is a forerunner to a compulsory ibr eradication program. I've heard it mentioned but nothing concrete

 

[headcase]

better if they put the effort into getting rid of tb

 

[Surelookit]

better if they put the effort into getting rid of tb

Funny thing is there is a vaccine for bovine tb but they won't let us use it because the tb test won't work when it's used....more money for the boys I suppose

 

[drew]

I suspect the ibr testing is a forerunner to a compulsory ibr eradication program. I've heard it mentioned but nothing concrete

A bit like the bvd testing that was supposed to be what 3 years and they still won’t give an answer if we have to test next year 🙄🙄

 

[Surelookit]

A bit like the bvd testing that was supposed to be what 3 years and they still won’t give an answer if we have to test next year 🙄🙄

You can safely say if its an inconvenience to a farmer, there sure to keep it up. How long is tb a problem and they won't pull the finger out and sort it

 

[Bog Man]

Have been testing here for tb since 1956.

Our herd was the first herd declared TB free under the eradication program . Our herd number was 1 A . We had to have double fences on the bounds ditch . Other herds were already TB free but were mostly pedigree herds .