TB Information
Pretending TB isn't an issue, or worse still intentionally covering up the presence of TB, will risk the health of all of our alpacas, and damage the future of the alpaca in the UK.
If you are worried that one of your alpacas may have TB, or one of your alpacas has been diagnosed with TB, the BAS is here to offer help and support.
Of course you must consult your vet in the first instance.
For details of camelid vets, see www.camelidvets.org
If you need immediate help and support at any time call the BAS (01392 437788) or Graham Reed (07802 263589).
It is important that we know the extent of the problem. We are here to help and support you, and will treat your information sensitively. TB is a notifiable disease and you have a legal and moral duty to report it.
In conjunction with British Camelids Ltd, the BAS has set up a ring-fenced fund for research into bTB in camelids. This is in addition to the funding already given to Defra/VLA for a research project to try to validate a number of bTB tests in camelids.
If you would like to support this vital work, you can make your donation on the justgiving website: www.justgiving.com/camelids
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Defra Report 'Bovine TB Eradication Programme for England', July 2011
Click here for the section on Non-bovines in the Defra report 'Bovine TB Eradication Programme for England', July 2011
Click here for a link to the complete report
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BAS INFORMATION
The BAS TB Awareness Information Pack can be downloaded here.
(This is a 2.5 MB pdf file.)
Click here for a copy of the article: You Have TB in Your Herd – What's Next?
Click here for a copy of the BAS Self-declaration Form
Click here for a list of approved disinfectants for TB.
The BAS Bovine Tuberculosis Current Policy can be downloaded here
The BAS Code of Conduct: Biosecurity – Tuberculosis can be downloaded here. This is designed to help you protect your herd
TB FAQs can be downloaded here
Legislation in Wales is different. FAQs for Wales can be downloaded here
Click here for the Animal Health leaflet on Tuberculosis in Camelids
Advice from DEFRA on the use of anti-TB drugs can be downloaded here
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Information about bTB can be found at http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/food-farm/animals/diseases/tb/
For the Government TB Eradication report, please click here
DEFRA TB Testing Intervals
For a map of the current bovine TB Parish Testing intervals click here
England:
For details of the bTB testing interval in your area in England click here
Wales:
The Welsh Assembly Government has decided that all of Wales will require annual TB testing in 2010. Future testing frequencies from 2011 onwards will be decided following further analysis of the Health Check Wales results. The Welsh Assembly Government will not be returning to calculating TB testing frequencies on a parish level. As a consequence of annual testing, all cattle keepers in Wales will have to comply with Pre-Movement Testing requirements on cattle movements from 1 January 2010.
Scotland:
For details of the bTB testing interval in your area in Scotland click here
For a Parish testing page with search facility click here
VLA quarterly reports
Vol 11, No 1, Apr-Jun 2009
Vol 11, No 2, Jul-Sep 2009
Vol 11, No3, Oct-Dec 2009
Vol 11, No 4, Jan-Mar 2010
Vol 12, No 1, Apr–Jun 2010
Vol 12, No 2, Jul–Sep 2010
Health Protection Agency (HPA) "Reducing the risk of Human m. bovis infection"
Click here for the HPA report
Articles
Tuberculin testing of camelids
