I ran into the following situation with a sheep breeder I am dialoging with. Since it applies to both goats and sheep (of which I have both) I thought it a good subject for others as well.
This breeder had/has a herd of Boer goats and later found that they had CL. Now, I don't know how many had outbreaks or the exact circumstances. She said they vaccinate for it now and haven't had any problems until they borrowed a buck and he came up with an abcess. I don't think they have the goats anymore but, of course, CL is now in the ground on their farm.
My herd of goats tested negative for CL.
Our two sheep have no known abcesses but have never been tested.
My questions:
Her sheep are vaccinated for CL and I don't think they have had any outbreaks. Even with CL infected ground can you have "clean" stock? Or would even buying a negative and vaccinated animal from her farm be risking CL contamination on my farm?
I look forward to learning more about this...
This breeder had/has a herd of Boer goats and later found that they had CL. Now, I don't know how many had outbreaks or the exact circumstances. She said they vaccinate for it now and haven't had any problems until they borrowed a buck and he came up with an abcess. I don't think they have the goats anymore but, of course, CL is now in the ground on their farm.
My herd of goats tested negative for CL.
Our two sheep have no known abcesses but have never been tested.
My questions:
Her sheep are vaccinated for CL and I don't think they have had any outbreaks. Even with CL infected ground can you have "clean" stock? Or would even buying a negative and vaccinated animal from her farm be risking CL contamination on my farm?
I look forward to learning more about this...