manxchatterbox Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Does anyone know if there is a problem in Manx cattle of Bovine TB...and if there is bearing in mind we don't have any badgers over here then how is it spread?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Does anyone know if there is a problem in Manx cattle of Bovine TB...and if there is bearing in mind we don't have any badgers over here then how is it spread?? Are you writing a reference to anything and everything that has or possibly might effect the Isle of Man ? If so, do you really have to try to finish it all in one day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Have you tried google? Did you miss this 4. There is one place in the UK that has provided a good natural experimental control on the incidence of TB and its relationship to the natural farm animal environmental background. On the Isle of Man, there are no badgers and foxes, and therefore no wildlife reserves of TB. Animal nutrition, animal husbandry, and animal bio-security are very much on a parallel with the West Midlands. On the Isle of Man, it is a matter of record, that the two most productive dairy herds in the whole of the UK, operate completely unimpeded by any bovine TB infection. This has been the case for 35 years. 5. Some years ago however, during the foot and mouth restrictions, one case of accidental cattle to cattle transmission from the mainland did occur. This infection, detected by resumed testing, was however eradicated quickly by the Isle of Man government in one year. The infected herd of dairy cattle was slaughtered, and one deer that was found to be infected was slaughtered too. I believe that the Isle of Man government, on a sustained basis, have provided a micro example, of how it is possible in their unique farm animal environment, to eradicate TB infection effectively in both cattle and wildlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 top marks...just hope that's still the position....unless someone from the farming community knows differently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Are there deer over here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 lots of things that are too dear.... oh dear me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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