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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1539451" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>Ron, you are correct. A lot of practices are not desirable but they get away with it. I guess firstly you have to have facilities that are conducive to wash down and drains and sumps to collect the effluent, this all costs money both in the facilities and labor. I don't think cattle are very often brought to the Vet in Australia, it would mostly be horses and a high level of biosecurity is practiced with all the personal protection gear because of the zoonotic disease we have in Hendra virus.</p><p></p><p>Other practices that warrant scrutiny is the multiple use of needles as you have brought up before and multiple use of examination gloves as in preg testing. Often blood comes out on the glove and then goes into the next beast, can facilitate the spread of BLV (lymphoma virus). These practices are bound to be tightened up soon but the client will have to pay both for the materials and the time involved in changing gloves or needles.</p><p></p><p>Over here farms are now required to have an up to date biosecurity plan so farmers are much more aware of these things than they used to be. It is not unusual for the farmer to question the practices of professional people.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1539451, member: 16453"] Ron, you are correct. A lot of practices are not desirable but they get away with it. I guess firstly you have to have facilities that are conducive to wash down and drains and sumps to collect the effluent, this all costs money both in the facilities and labor. I don't think cattle are very often brought to the Vet in Australia, it would mostly be horses and a high level of biosecurity is practiced with all the personal protection gear because of the zoonotic disease we have in Hendra virus. Other practices that warrant scrutiny is the multiple use of needles as you have brought up before and multiple use of examination gloves as in preg testing. Often blood comes out on the glove and then goes into the next beast, can facilitate the spread of BLV (lymphoma virus). These practices are bound to be tightened up soon but the client will have to pay both for the materials and the time involved in changing gloves or needles. Over here farms are now required to have an up to date biosecurity plan so farmers are much more aware of these things than they used to be. It is not unusual for the farmer to question the practices of professional people. Ken [/QUOTE]
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