1 / 20

Pathways to Progress with BJD for Stock Agents

Pathways to Progress with BJD for Stock Agents. Mr Phil Whitten Dairy Australia, BJD Project Manager Dr Andrew Padula Veterinary Consultant www.dairyaustralia.com.au/bjd March – April 2008. Overview. Introduction What is BJD? Why worry about BJD?

kordell
Download Presentation

Pathways to Progress with BJD for Stock Agents

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pathways to Progress with BJD for Stock Agents Mr Phil Whitten Dairy Australia, BJD Project Manager Dr Andrew Padula Veterinary Consultant www.dairyaustralia.com.au/bjd March – April 2008

  2. Overview • Introduction • What is BJD? Why worry about BJD? • What’s the National Dairy BJD Assurance Score? • What’s in it for clients? What’s in it for agents? • Getting a Dairy Score • “No known Johne’s” = Non-Assessed = Score 0 • Declaring the Dairy Score on NVDs • Interstate trading and the Dairy Score • Dairy industry resources on BJD

  3. 1. Introduction Introduction • Road show of information sessions in Vic and Tas • Provide information on industry approach to BJD • Working with vets, stock agents and milk companies • Aiming to get farmers implementing low risk measures

  4. 2. What is BJD? Why worry about BJD? BJD in Australia Mycobacterium paratuberculosis • Common in dairy herds in south eastern Australia • BJD comes on the back of a truck! • Bug survives in muck on the farm • Changing environment regarding regulation

  5. Weight loss Chronic scouring 2. What is BJD? Why worry about BJD? Signs of BJD • Infected as a young calf • Show signs when old (4+) • scouring • weight loss • reduced milk • death Images courtesy Dr J.Malmo.

  6. 2. What is BJD? Why worry about BJD? Why worry about BJD? • Relatively common dairy cattle disease • Hypothesised link to Crohn’s disease in humans • MAP found in some Crohn’s patients • MAP found in overseas retail milk surveys • Insufficient evidence to support a link • MAP in milk may make future market access difficult • Small on-farm economic losses

  7. 2. What is BJD? Why worry about BJD? Whole chain risk management summary

  8. 3. What is the Dairy Score? National Dairy BJD Assurance Score • “BJD comes on the back of a truck!” • Voluntary tool for farmers to better manage the risk of BJD with herd introductions • Ranks existing BJD programs by risk • After July 2008 all farms Score 0 unless implemented measures to reduce or assess the risk “The higher the Score the lower the risk”

  9. 3. What is the Dairy Score? Comparing the risk Free Zone (WA) Market Assurance Program herds Protected Zone Single test negative Approved Control Programs Hygienic Calf Rearing Programs ie. JDCAP (Victoria) or 3-Step Infected or Suspect All Non-Assessed herds after July 2008

  10. 3. What is the Dairy Score? Extra points for good calf rearing • 3-Step Calf Plan • Included as part of dairy company QA program • Bonus of 1 extra point on top of the herd base Score - Herd can stay on Score 3 if 3-Step in place before Jul 08 • Victorian Johne’s Disease Calf Accreditation Program • Managed by DPI Victoria (called JDCAP) • Bonus of 3 extra points on top of herd base Score

  11. 3. What is the Dairy Score? BJD calf rearing programs earns points • 3-Step Plan can be done on all farms • Helps break major route of transmission • Faecal contamination of dam’s udder a risk • Environment contaminated with Mptb

  12. 4. What’s in it for our clients? What’s in it for agents? What’s in it for vendors and buyers? • Better recognition for those farmers who have controlled BJD by testing and calf rearing programs • Greater information for buyers on BJD risk of stock • Voluntary system • Contributing to national control of BJD

  13. 4. What’s in it for our clients? What’s in it for agents? What’s in it for agents? • Expected increased interest in low BJD risk stock • Better comparison of BJD risk between herds • Provide better information to prospective buyers

  14. 5. Getting a Dairy Score Some options for getting a Dairy Score • 3-Step Calf Plan • Dairy Score 3 if implemented before 1 July 2008 • All calves at 12mths old get a bonus +1 point • Auditable – farmers need records • Check Test • 50 cattle bled, Dairy Score 7 if all negative • Test & Control Program • Score 2 to 6 depending on current test status

  15. 5. Getting a Dairy Score 3-Step Calf Plan

  16. 6. No Known Johne’s No Known Johne’s = Non-Assessed • “No known Johne’s” = no assurance on BJD = Dairy Score 0 • Dairy Score better rewards those that do something about BJD

  17. Advertising the Dairy Score JD Non-Assessed = Dairy Score 0 Dairy Score 0

  18. Dairy Score 4 7. Declaring the Dairy Score Dairy Score declaration • Mandatory in NSW (from1/4/08) and South Australia • Voluntary in Victoria and Tasmania • Write Dairy Score in Section 9 on NVD • Separate declaration form is available for special purposes

  19. 8. Interstate trading and the Dairy Score Interstate Trading • Consult local DPI for current movement requirements • Dairy Score mandatory in NSW and SA

  20. 9. Dairy BJD resources Dairy BJD resources • Web site www.dairyaustralia.com.au/bjd • Publications • 3-Step Calf Plan • Dairy Score • BJD Technotes for vets and advisers • Dairy farm guidelines for BJD • DVD on BJD best-practice • Project manager

More Related