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BOVINE JOHNES DISEASE (BJD) CHANGES COMING IN NSWMinister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald today announced plans to significantly reduce restrictions on cattle trading in NSW due to bovine Johnes disease (BJD). “The changes have been recommended by the NSW BJD Summit which includes representatives from the NSW dairy and beef industries. “The move will lighten the regulatory burden on dairy and beef produces,” said Mr. Macdonald. “It will also give stockowners greater individual responsibility and the tolls to make sure they don’t bring the disease onto their farm,” he said. Bovine Johne’s disease (BJD) is a chronic disease of cattle which has no cure. It can be introduced when you buy cattle. Mr Macdonald said the Australian dairy industry had introduced the Dairy BJD Assurance Score plus on-farm cattle rearing programs to reduce the spread of BJD. “The Dairy BJD Assurance Score is a herd scoring system out of 10, based on the level of risk of BJD associated with the herd. The higher the BJD Assurance Score the lower the risk,” he said. “Cattle buyers should ask about the BJD status of stock before purchase and buy only low risk cattle. “Dairy vendors should declare their herd’s score with every consignment offered for sale.” He said the current recommendation to beef producers buying dairy cattle was to buy only cattle with a BJD Assurance Score of seven or more. “At the moment the Dairy Assurance Score is voluntary but the changes to be introduced from the 1st January 2008 will require dairy farmers to provide the BJD Assurance Score of their herd when selling or moving cattle,” Mr Macdonald said. “There are six months until the changes come into
effect, giving stockowners time to use the Score and prepare for when it has
to be used. · From 1 January 2008, BJD infected dairy herds will be released from quarantine. · From 1 January 2008, dairy producers selling or moving cattle will be required to supply their Dairy BJD assurance score to the purchaser. · From 1 January 2010, BJD zones in NSW will cease to exist (subject to agreement with Queensland on the success of the changes introduced in 2008) The current BJD zones will remain in place until the new approach is well established to enable the free movement of beef cattle from the NSW Protected Area to Queensland to continue. BJD-infected beef herds will stay in quarantine after 1 January 2008. The Cattle Council of Australia provides the Financial and Non-financial Assistance Package to assist them in removing the disease from their herd. Mr. Macdonald said the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) had agreed to extend their $550 BJD test subsidy to dairy herds in NSW. The Subsidy will be available to Non-Assessed dairy herds who undertake a herd test for BJD during 2007. Non Assessed dairy herds in the current Control and Protected Area of NSW will receive Score 3 under the National Dairy BJD Assurance Score. “The CCA subsidy will be valuable in assisting diary producers to test their herds and advance their Score,” he said. Contact: Brett Fifield 0427 029 511
BEEF ONLY CATTLE DIRECT TO QUEENSLANDFemale Cattle from BJD Control Areas are now eligible to be sold direct to Queensland properties without testing or being in a MAP Program provided they meet the Beef Only Criteria. This applies from 30 June 2006 TAIL TAGS NOW OBSOLETEThe requirement to tail tag cattle when they are being offered for sale, ceased on 30 June 2006. NLIS Electronic Ear tags and the National Vendor Declarations are now the only requirement when selling cattle. BEEF ONLYThe Beef Only classification was introduced in August 2004. It recognises
the fact that BJD is far more common in dairy herds than in beef herds, and
that beef herds present a much lower risk of introducing the disease.
The statement should have been issued by the owner or person in charge of the animals, which declares that all the above criteria have been met. The purchaser should retain this BJD Animal Health Statement, preferably for the lifetime of the cattle to which it applies, so that it can be made available to an inspector should any question as to the cattle’s status occurs. The Beef Only classification is accepted for entry into a Protected Zone CHANGES TO EMERGENCY NVDs USAGE• From March 1 2006 only livestock producers who are FULLY ACCREDITED • Producers are encouraged that if they need to obtain emergency NVDs,
they do it • Agents can issue fully accredited LPA producers LPA Emergency NVDs. LPA • If an agent is able to print off LPA logo and non LPA logo versions of
the • The old or in credit tokens will work with the new agent system. • The new tokens purchased after 1st March will not work with the old
emergency Some Questions and Answers • A client who is not LPA registered turns up at a saleyard with no NVD.
What can • A client who is provisionally registered with LPA turns up at a
saleyard with no • A client who is fully accredited with LPA turns up at a saleyard with
no NVD, • What Emergency NVDS will be available from March 1st? – Emergency NVDs • What about tokens that agents still have in credit? The old or in
credit tokens will • Producer has 15 NVDs of old issues left at 1/3/06 - non LPA or LPA. Can
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