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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11078"><p>Asking me for controversial answers, eh? Ok, here goes. The longer an area has had cattle on it, the more contaminated the ground with bacteria and viruses. Thus, you may not have had problems yet but could have them in the future as contamination develops. Also, certain viruses can blow in the wind, up to 100 miles when talking about foot and mouth, 4 miles for IBR. Proper vaccination is very important. Many people have endemic viruses and parasites that their cattle have subclinically, but when new animals are introduced, they are not immune and develop the diseases. Case in point. We sold some cattle to Texas from Ontario, Canada. We do not have liver flukes here at all. These "naive" cattle developed severe hepatitis due to severe infestation with liver flukes--the vet couldn't recognize this since he's never seen naive cattle before. One animal even developed gall bladder empyema (pus in her gall bladder) from this whole thing. With proper treatment, all cattle are recovering. Did they have the disease on arrival? No, they'd never seen the endemic problem of the Gulf coast of Texas and almost died from it.</p><p></p><p>I guess what I'm saying is that we create most of the problems that we se from bringing animals into areas with new diseases, overcrowding, using breeds which are not appropriate for an area and inadequate disinfection after an area is contaminated. Clear as mud? V</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11078"] Asking me for controversial answers, eh? Ok, here goes. The longer an area has had cattle on it, the more contaminated the ground with bacteria and viruses. Thus, you may not have had problems yet but could have them in the future as contamination develops. Also, certain viruses can blow in the wind, up to 100 miles when talking about foot and mouth, 4 miles for IBR. Proper vaccination is very important. Many people have endemic viruses and parasites that their cattle have subclinically, but when new animals are introduced, they are not immune and develop the diseases. Case in point. We sold some cattle to Texas from Ontario, Canada. We do not have liver flukes here at all. These "naive" cattle developed severe hepatitis due to severe infestation with liver flukes--the vet couldn't recognize this since he's never seen naive cattle before. One animal even developed gall bladder empyema (pus in her gall bladder) from this whole thing. With proper treatment, all cattle are recovering. Did they have the disease on arrival? No, they'd never seen the endemic problem of the Gulf coast of Texas and almost died from it. I guess what I'm saying is that we create most of the problems that we se from bringing animals into areas with new diseases, overcrowding, using breeds which are not appropriate for an area and inadequate disinfection after an area is contaminated. Clear as mud? V [/QUOTE]
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