Importing semen to Canada

[Bward]

I finally got word back from Ultimate Genetics and they said that the rules for improting semen have stayed the same. They are currently trying to talk to CFIA to find out if and when the anaplasmosis and blue tongue requirements for semen will also be dropped.
More time delays and frustration. ......

 

[Mike]

I finally got word back from Ultimate Genetics and they said that the rules for improting semen have stayed the same. They are currently trying to talk to CFIA to find out if and when the anaplasmosis and blue tongue requirements for semen will also be dropped.
More time delays and frustration. ......

What a pain........ What the ridiculous part of the Blue Tongue restrictions was that they will not accept anything but a Serology test that DOES NOT show a bull to be positive for Blue Tongue but only that he has an "Immunity" antibody.

A PCR test that proves him to be negative is no good!!!!!!!

Talk about "Protectionist"?????????????????????????

 

[Northern Rancher]

Kind of like wanting to quarantine bulls that have yested negative to Tb twice that come from a TB negative herd in a TB negative province. That's wyoming for you Mike-you guys are the 'P' in protectionist.

 

[Mike]

Kind of like wanting to quarantine bulls that have yested negative to Tb twice that come from a TB negative herd in a TB negative province. That's wyoming for you Mike-you guys are the 'P' in protectionist.

Lot of difference in the way a cow gets TB and the way they get Blue Tongue.

TB can be transmitted by contact and is contagious.

Blue Tongue is not contagious by contact.

You're comparing Apples To Oranges.

I got your "P" in my hand. :lol:

"Bovine Tuberculosis
Veterinary Services


Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease of both animals and humans. It is caused by three specific types of bacteria that are part of the Mycobacterium group: Mycobacterium bovis, M. avium, and M. tuberculosis.

Bovine TB, caused by M. bovis, can be transmitted from livestock to humans and other animals. No other TB organism has as great a host range as bovine TB, which can infect all warmblooded vertebrates. M. avium can affect all species of birds, as well as hogs and cattle. M. tuberculosis primarily affects humans but can also be transmitted to hogs, cattle, and dogs.
Bovine TB has affected animal and human health since antiquity. Once the most prevalent infectious disease of cattle and swine in the United States, bovine TB caused more losses among U.S. farm animals in the early part of this century than all other infectious diseases combined. Begun in 1917, the Cooperative State–Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), State animal health agencies, and U.S. livestock producers, has nearly eradicated bovine TB from the Nation's livestock population. This disease's presence in humans has been reduced as a result of the eradication program, advances in sanitation and hygiene, the discovery of effective drugs, and pasteurization of milk. "

No, Not even "Kind Of Like". Come back when you have a better argument. :lol:

 

[Bward]

What a pain........ What the ridiculous part of the Blue Tongue restrictions was that they will not accept anything but a Serology test that DOES NOT show a bull to be positive for Blue Tongue but only that he has an "Immunity" antibody.

Not only that but when i tried to get semen a few years ago, the bull I wanted semen from DID nest negative but it was required that ALL of the bulls at the collection center had to test negative, at the same time that the bull semen I wanted was being collected. :???:

Where is the logic in that? Oh yah, its a government agency.

 

[Red Robin]

What a pain........ What the ridiculous part of the Blue Tongue restrictions was that they will not accept anything but a Serology test that DOES NOT show a bull to be positive for Blue Tongue but only that he has an "Immunity" antibody.

Not only that but when i tried to get semen a few years ago, the bull I wanted semen from DID nest negative but it was required that ALL of the bulls at the collection center had to test negative, at the same time that the bull semen I wanted was being collected. :???:

Where is the logic in that? Oh yah, its a government agency.

Was he not in a quarantine barn? Genex at strafford tests and puts them in a seperate facility (though not by much).

 

[Bward]

What I have been told is that there are few facilities for the collection of internationally exportable semen and that there is increased fees for using such a facility so few use it.

The point is.... with the two disease restrictions dropped entirely, why the hold up on semen??????

 

[Mike]

What I have been told is that there are few facilities for the collection of internationally exportable semen and that there is increased fees for using such a facility so few use it.

The point is.... with the two disease restrictions dropped entirely, why the hold up on semen??????

I agree Bward. With the antibiotics and extenders used in semen today, it's unlikely that much could pass through semen anyway.

Bureaucracy at it's finest.

 

[Northern Rancher]

The bulls had two negative TB tests-they orifginated from a TB free herd-they were from a TB free province-till you've dealt with a state vet trying to flex his muscle-don't chirp at me Michael. There's plenty of hoops to jump through before semen is exportable to the U'S too -quit your whining. I've sent cattle to quite a few states it's no picnic.