Camelid TB Testing Update May 2016
I have been in discussions with folks at DEFRA/APHA with regard to TB testing in camelids. Here are a few points to note in case you find yourself with a suspect TB animal on your farm.What is a suspect TB animal?Any animal that has a positive skin test or blood test result from voluntary screening (eg pre-movement test or surveillance testing):An animal that is submitted for routine PM and suspicious lesions are found at post-mortem.It seems that a proper post-mortem report will NOT be routinely produced if the animal is culled under suspicion of TB, while it might be produced if the animal is…
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