The Poultry Keeper

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: isle of lewis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7521325.stm
it's devastatingg for the breed ,and more info from farmers gardian
http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=20175

kated · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 2015 Location: norfolk

It seems very unfair that they are not entitled to any compensation. On top of the heartbreak of losing all of your herd.

debcat · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/23/111302/goats-culled-after-bovine-tb-outbreak.html

http://www.goatvetsoc.co.uk/

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: isle of lewis

anybody who keep goats should read the bottom link ,it's really important ,mating is a contact ,

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1178 Location: Cornwall

Vaccination is the only thing to protect your herds.

It always amuses me when they say 'rare' Golden Guernsey goats, there's hundreds of the things down here.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: isle of lewis

there is no vaccine though ,and it looks for livestock well cattle ect it is a long way away

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1178 Location: Cornwall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4077060.stm

debcat · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:03 am Post subject:

there's still no sign of a vaccine though and not likely to be before 2014 Confused

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/23/111312/defra-is-playing-down-the-seriousness-of-bovine-tb-mps.html

debcat · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

more herds infected now Crying or Very sad

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/05/111517/goat-farmers-urged-to-co-operate-in-tb-testing-after-50-animals.html

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 970 Location: Cambridgeshire

Speaking of TB our cows have got to have a TB test on the 27th August and i'm really worried Crying or Very sad

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: isle of lewis

i can imagine bradders ,hope all goes well with it

Sandra2 · Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Shropshire

As a breeder and keeper of dairy goats I was aware of this problem from the very start.
A well known Golden Guernsey breeder decided to give up her goats for various reasons (something that happens at some time in our lives). They were sold all over the place to other pedigree herds (one was best Golden Guernsey at the Breed Show in 2007).
Then one herd starting losing goats and it turned out to be TB (Bovine) despite the fact that Carol had never kept cattle. However, the area she lived in (West Wales) is a TB hotspot. Lots of rumours abounded that she had sold goats on deliberately knowing they had TB (untrue), she was being unhelpful with DEFRA (untrue), etc, etc.
At this point in time, the TB seems to be confined to only Golden Guernseys but a lot of goatkeepers who went to the same shows have had theirs tested as a precaution (mine included). So far it doesn't appear to have got into the national herd and we are keeping our fingers crossed that it remains this way.
If you need further information on this and other goat health issues please visit the British Goat Society website (goat health): http://www.allgoats.com/

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7364 Location: isle of lewis

thank you for that information