[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 73, Issue 31

[southwindfarms at frontiernet.net]

Scrapie isn't a problem in my area.  I am not afraid of introducing it it is just that because of the GG I needed to be on the program.  I have to report every animal that dies, no matter why and they do collect 3-4 brains a year to test.  We just lost a goat to mastitis and removed the head today.  In order to maintain my status I can't introduce any females from flocks with a lower status than I have.  However males can come from anywhere, go figure.

Laura Burnside
Southwind Farms, NY
www.southwindfarms.org


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Today's Topics:

   1. certified scrapie free (Betty Berlenbach)
   2. Re: certified scrapie free (Meg Steensland)
   3. Re: certified scrapie free (Betty Berlenbach)


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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:04:43 -0400
From: "Betty Berlenbach" <lambfarm at tds.net>
Subject: [Jacob-list] certified scrapie free
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Laura, Cheryl, et al,

If the only way you can tell if a sheep has scrapie is through examing its brain when it's dead, how can a flock be certified scrapie free?  I'm just curious as to the process.  I know that the mandatory scrapie program simply has people record who got sold to whom and keep records, in case, when randomly checking for scrapie, they come across a sheep that has it and can then, track it back.  But I'm not entirely sure how the voluntary program works in such a way that it can certify a flock scrapie-free?  All explanations welcome.
 Betty, in Vermont,who now has a blog, thanks to help from Walter and Linda.  See Betty's blog at http://sheepwoman.wordpress.com.
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:24:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Meg Steensland <beegal7 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] certified scrapie free
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com, Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at tds.net>
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A woman with Shetlands has a scrapie free flock - she says - and it means she has a CLOSED flock of females.? She can sell any sheep and she can bring in rams to breed but cannot add any more females or her date will get reset - she says.

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From: Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at tds.net>
Subject: [Jacob-list] certified scrapie free
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Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:04 AM



 
 

Laura, Cheryl, et al,
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If the only way you can tell if a sheep has scrapie 
is through examing its brain when it's dead, how can a flock be certified 
scrapie free?? I'm just curious as to the process.? I know that the 
mandatory scrapie program simply has people record who got sold to whom and keep 
records, in case, when randomly checking for scrapie, they come across a sheep 
that has it and can then, track it back.? But I'm not entirely sure how the 
voluntary program works in such a way that it can certify a flock 
scrapie-free?? All explanations welcome.
?Betty, in Vermont,who now has a blog, thanks 
to help from Walter and Linda.? See Betty's blog at http://sheepwoman.wordpress.com.
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:05:24 -0400
From: "Betty Berlenbach" <lambfarm at tds.net>
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] certified scrapie free
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I guess I'm unsure, then, exactly how scrapie is transmitted. Guess I'll have to do some reading!  Females can't get it from males?  Nor do I understand how having a closed flock means it's scrapie-free, just because it's closed?  Obviously, I'm deficient in the scrapie-understanding-department.  FRED????
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        A woman with Shetlands has a scrapie free flock - she says - and it means she has a CLOSED flock of females.  She can sell any sheep and she can bring in rams to breed but cannot add any more females or her date will get reset - she says.

        --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at tds.net> wrote:


          From: Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at tds.net>
          Subject: [Jacob-list] certified scrapie free
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          Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:04 AM


          Laura, Cheryl, et al,

          If the only way you can tell if a sheep has scrapie is through examing its brain when it's dead, how can a flock be certified scrapie free?  I'm just curious as to the process.  I know that the mandatory scrapie program simply has people record who got sold to whom and keep records, in case, when randomly checking for scrapie, they come across a sheep that has it and can then, track it back.  But I'm not entirely sure how the voluntary program works in such a way that it can certify a flock scrapie-free?  All explanations welcome.
           Betty, in Vermont,who now has a blog, thanks to help from Walter and Linda.  See Betty's blog at http://sheepwoman.wordpress.com.

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