“While I sympathize with Ms. Macdonald’s plight, we must follow the scientific evidence and cull TB-positive animals to minimize the spread of this insidious disease and ultimately remove the greatest threat to animal health in this country.” Wrote.
According to Defra, more than 27,000 cattle were slaughtered in England last year to fight the disease. blog post Monday.
This is veterinarian Dr. He said it was the second time Broadbent had seen this with a local alpaca. In 2018, another farmer was asked to test his alpaca after some nearby cattle tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. Only one – Karly – was positive. The owners were quite skeptical as they didn’t think Karly had come into contact with the cattle. After euthanizing Karly – which she was required to do by law – she had her blood tested.
“She passed the test,” he said. “I’m convinced it’s not tuberculosis.”
Bridget Tibbs, owner of Karly’s, said it was absurd for farmers to get permission from the government to test alpacas for TB again while they were alive – something Ms Macdonald wanted to do, for example, to prove Geronimo was healthy.
“The system is killing disease-free animals everywhere,” said Ms Tibbs, who runs Cotswold Alpacas. “Barbaric.”
He told Geronimo, whom he had just visited, “a beautiful, strong, healthy breeder with an alpaca girl in mind.”
Ms Macdonald said one of the worst aspects of it was that she didn’t have to test Geronimo when she first arrived from New Zealand. Rather, he volunteered a few weeks after he arrived because he was trying to promote the use of the test, he said.
