Today has been very grey and drizzly as cyclone Debbie is on the way.. but regardless of the weather we still had
have to go ahead with TB Testing of the herd.. this involves giving the cows a 'prick' in the bum and also doing a blood test.. this is done every year and hopefully all comes back clear... my job was to number the test tubes of blood.. and avoid the splattering of poo's..
I sure hope Debbie does not do the damage she did here. Also hope you avoided the splatter while doing your job. The cows look so shiny and healthy. Lovely shot.
Sounds like you test for TB differently than we do in the UK. We inject twice in the neck & then three days later come & measure the lumps. If the bottom lump is bigger or they are different sizes the cow is a reactor. Just been asking Harry to remind me what we did & he said your way was far better. Pricking them in the shoulder means they can see you coming & start moving about, in the rear end it's a surprise! Hope they all pass!
@happypat Yep a quick prick under the tail ... doing the blood test this time but don't always do that .. just chosen randomly ... there was a problem in the area a few years back and it was pretty devistating to all .. including us .. after 45 years tb free .. they were blaming ferrel deer.. fingers crossed..
@julzmaioro lots of TB in the UK they blame badgers here! A big problem as if coure you are closed down until a couple of clear tests I think. We were only affected once but it was enough! In the south & Wales they are much more affected. Doing a cull of badgers in certain areas now but it's not popular with some!
