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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:54 pm
by pudser
Hi,
What is the current blutongue situation in the UK?
From my perspective if I wish to import cattle to the R O I they require veterinary certification that they were vaccinated prior to becoming impregnated.Do vets vaccinate routinely or is it the farmers themselves?
Rgds
p
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:52 pm
by Saffy
Hello Pudser,
Glad you brought this up!
Most of us do it ourselves I think - but it has gone very quiet and I am starting to wonder if we really need to keep it up?
What is the opinion?
Stephanie
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:31 pm
by domsmith
Why vaccinate for a problem that isnt there?
if we suddenly got cases down south then i might look at it.
i hate gathering the cattle for jagging, it stresses us all.
dom
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:58 pm
by Colin
I vaccinated this year and will do so again next year. I live in the south so would have little warning. The lack of disease incidence in the UK could of course be due to the success of the vaccination programme.
Latest Defra info is here:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfar....dex.htm
Regards,
Colin
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:57 pm
by Broomcroft
We gave up but still do our sheep. Will do again if they have problems down south.