Fallow and TB

[Klenchblaize]

Unbelievable!
Can you imagine:
"Yes Mr. .........., its very likely Foot & Mouth or Anthrax but we'll let you know and in the meantime do please dispose of the carcass as you are responsible for it."

K

 

[fallow me]

Interesting thread , what does one do to dispose of such a carcass if a one man band on small land permission

Good question, I ended up placing the carcass into 2 very large clear plastic bags, one each end, tapping it up, and everything else in another bag, contacted a local farmer who had details of the nearest incinerator that deals with farm animals, horses etc, and delivered it there today, fortunately only 20mins away, waiting for an invoice and paperwork as it went on farmers account, should have that tomorrow , Would i report another one if i found it with TB, Yes ,i think i owe it to the farmers and land owners who let me stalk on there land.and if it helps to eradicate TB then its worth it. Will buy a large clear plastic sheet and tape to leave in pickup just in case it happens again

 

[dryan]

Interesting, if you have 30 minutes to spear. I know it’s over this side of the water.

Thankfully never had one with suspected tb, although large hemal nodes on a red did confuse me a few weeks ago (don’t tend to see as much on fallow).

I’m not sure what I would do, most likely notify the farmer and do what he wants- his land!

 

[VSS]

I’m not sure what I would do, most likely notify the farmer and do what he wants- his land!

The farmer would most likely tell you to keep quite about it, but I think the responsibility lies with you, not him.

 

[dryan]

The farmer would most likely tell you to keep quiet about it, but I think the responsibility lies with you, not him.

my post was influenced having watched the above video.

 

[SikaSeeker]

The farmer would most likely tell you to keep quite about it, but I think the responsibility lies with you, not him.

If we notified the department without the farmers consent over here, we’d be kicked off the land and anyone else’s in the surrounding counties.

 

[Jon P]

Unfortunately, have had a few over the years. Still got the receipts of disposal too

 

[8x57]

Unfortunately, have had a few over the years. Still got the receipts of disposal too

Jon much to my surprise I found out a couple of years ago that the area around Monmouth is an apparent TB hotspot.

I attended a BASC/BDS deer evening in Gloucester about 18 months ago. TB in deer in the Cotswolds or Chilterns was one topic of discussion and I seem to recall that a trial was going on where infected deer would be collected free of charge to the stalker in order to get a truer picture of the situation. I'm sorry but I can't remember any more detail as I didn't take that much notice as it didn't affect me.

 

[1894]

Jon much to my surprise I found out a couple of years ago that the area around Monmouth is an apparent TB hotspot.

I attended a BASC/BDS deer evening in Gloucester about 18 months ago. TB in deer in the Cotswolds or Chilterns was one topic of discussion and I seem to recall that a trial was going on where infected deer would be collected free of charge to the stalker in order to get a truer picture of the situation. I'm sorry but I can't remember any more detail as I didn't take that much notice as it didn't affect me.

I’m aware of the Chiltern project. Just be aware that as in everything deer related there are multiple vested interests at play. I believe it’s chaired by a cattle farmer……

 

[Tabs]

Nr Brackley, Northants

OP- (N?)
I suspect I have a few bits adjacent to you, have you informed neighbouring stalkers?

 

[fallow me]

There's a prominent farmer in that area who knows and will tell his neighbours who hopefully will inform there stalkers, plus people like yourself have now been informed through SD

 

[jon2]

Jon much to my surprise I found out a couple of years ago that the area around Monmouth is an apparent TB hotspot.

I attended a BASC/BDS deer evening in Gloucester about 18 months ago. TB in deer in the Cotswolds or Chilterns was one topic of discussion and I seem to recall that a trial was going on where infected deer would be collected free of charge to the stalker in order to get a truer picture of the situation. I'm sorry but I can't remember any more detail as I didn't take that much notice as it didn't affect me.

I was involved in the Defra funded TB cull about 18 or so years ago in the Cirencester area and as 1894 eludes to in his post in response to yours, we were suspicious of the agenda. In the 30 samples we provided they were almost all reactors. In the next batch (similar number) I don’t think we had a single one.

We wondered how in the space of 12 months, this could be. It could have been human error on our part (in providing the relevant lymph nodes) or a cock up at the lab but we have always wondered about the output ever since.

 

[Buchan]

I've been trying to chase this one down.
Under the Animal By Products regulations, wild game is exempt, except where material is infectious to animals or people in which case it is ABP Category 1 (which is curious as domestic infected is ABP 2)
The FSA state that wild game is outside the ABP regulations and the ABP (Identification) regulations states that the green offal is exempt and can be left at the point of killing.
So it looks like red offal would be Cat 1 ABP so should be disposed of through an appropriate route and, I assume, paid for.