Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Had the unfortunate experience of finding out one of my herd had extesives lesions when taken for slaughter yesterday. I am now under restriction and TB testing due out on Monday. Animal was brought to the farm in Feb from a TB clear home. Another taken yesterday was all clear of lesions.

I only have 4 others here.

So any guesses what will be the results from the tests next week!!!!

Good luck!

Horrible situation, hope it goes well for you from now on.

Don't know what to say.......we all live with the same fear, but for the grace of God!!

It is a situation that I have seen in several of my farming friends and never really understood what it means. Now the boot is on my foot I am starting to see what all the fuss is about!!

Four tested and all clear. Next test in 60 days and currently closed down.

Well...its a good start but it is still horrible to have another test hanging over you.

Stephanie

Another 2 tests to go. I dont have any cattle in ajoining fields and animal that had it is from a TB clear herd, so the problem is what to do on going. Shall I just stick to sheep???

It is SO difficult when this happens, nobody has the answer.

Many years ago I bought a cow from a "TB free herd" and a 4 year area. She was taken but showed no lesions, however my son who is a vet says that doesn't always mean "clear" as lesions can be miniscule. So I was still very unsure for a while.

However more recently a friend bought another animal - a bull from that same herd. It didn't have TB but it did have something else, I can't remember if it was IBR or BVD that it was carrying. Turns out that the owners hired the bull out.

If a bull is going around herds or for that matter cows are going to shows there is a much higher chance of coming into contact with disease and bringing it back to the herd.

My advice is keep a herd as closed as possible. If buying in, test for everything preferably before purchase, if that isn't possible isolate and then test before allowing a new animal into the rest of the herd.

Keep your own bull or use AI.

Stephanie

hello everyone, did think of hiring my boys out to stop bickering between them, but just not worth it. its already ruining peoples lives, spoiling shows, Westmorland being the latest to have no dexters, jean. Hope the sale goes well tomorrow,