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CHECS rolls out new membership to tackle bovine TB

CHECS rolls out new membership to tackle bovine TB
10 May 2021 |
Under the new initiative, farmers can adopt a baseline standard of ‘no regrets’ biosecurity measures
CHECS is rolling out a new UK-wide TB Entry Level Membership, with a focus on biosecurity ‘basics’ to help farmers reduce the risk of TB breakdowns in herds.
The cattle health regulatory body launched its TB Herd Accreditation in 2016 to help farmers protect herds against the disease, but tough requirements had limited take-up.
Following Defra s response to the Bovine TB Strategy (Godfray) Review in March 2020, CHECS and the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BVCA) developed the new TB Entry Level Membership ....

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TB Entry Level Membership scheme focus on biosecurity | Somerset County Gazette

The focus is on biosecurity basics
CHECS is focussing on biosecurity basics to help farmers reduce the risk of bovine TB (bTB) in its new TB Entry Level Membership.
bTB is the UK’s most challenging animal health and welfare issue, costing farms around £18,600 per breakdown and in some cases more.
“Farmers often think that TB is uncontrollable, but biosecurity is a key tool in tackling it,” says Keith Cutler MRCVS, chair of the CHECS technical committee.
“It is far more than just having a boot dip on the yard; but it can be easily implemented and doesn’t have to be expensive.” ....

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Beware wild card diseases with big impacts

Sustained efforts to tackle priority production diseases in ruminants must continue – but farmers must always be aware of wild card disease threats
SUSTAINED efforts to tackle priority production diseases in ruminants must continue – but farmers and vets should also focus on tackling low prevalence diseases with the potential to do a lot of damage.
According to Ruminant Health and Welfare chairman Nigel Miller, although such diseases are not terribly common, where they do occur they have a really heavy impact on the herd or flock: “They may fall into the category of endemic diseases, for example Campylobacter fetus, which when it occurs in a naïve herd can have devastating impacts on the calving rate and pattern. ....

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Farmers keen to make voices heard in TB Partnership

Farmers keen to make voices heard in TB Partnership
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Farmers recruited to the government’s newly formed Bovine TB Partnership say they are determined to ensure that the farming voice is heard in future policy decisions.
Six farmers have been named as members of the group, which the government says will be a “driving force” behind its efforts to eradicate the disease in England by 2038.
Dairy farmers Di Wastenage, Phil Latham and Chris Addison, and beef farmers David Barton and Paul Westaway have been included in the panel of 16 members, chaired by Norfolk farmer John Cross. ....

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