I'm in an area of Manitoba that gets alot of rainfall,in fact as I have stated before excess rainfall.Because of this we decided a while back that a cattle operation would suit this area better than trying to grow crops.
The problem is that this is an area that has alot tb infected animals in wild elk herds.The elk are spreading the disease to surrounding cattle herds.If another infected beef cow shows up with the disease manitoba we and possibly the rest of Canada will lose its tb free status.
My question is if one of MY cows happens to be that next one to get infected who is responsible?Is it my fault for knowingly trying to ranch cattle in this area or is it the gov'ts fault for knowingly letting their animals carry this around?They know that this could devastate the Canadian beef industry.If a Canadian farmers animals come down with a serious disease such as this one the herd is destroyed.Should this be an option for theirs?Currently they are "monitoring" the situation just as they do everything else.I'm starting to hate that word.Seems as though all our gov't is good for!
This affects every Canadian beef farmer as much as it does me so I would like to hear your views on the subject.
The problem is that this is an area that has alot tb infected animals in wild elk herds.The elk are spreading the disease to surrounding cattle herds.If another infected beef cow shows up with the disease manitoba we and possibly the rest of Canada will lose its tb free status.
My question is if one of MY cows happens to be that next one to get infected who is responsible?Is it my fault for knowingly trying to ranch cattle in this area or is it the gov'ts fault for knowingly letting their animals carry this around?They know that this could devastate the Canadian beef industry.If a Canadian farmers animals come down with a serious disease such as this one the herd is destroyed.Should this be an option for theirs?Currently they are "monitoring" the situation just as they do everything else.I'm starting to hate that word.Seems as though all our gov't is good for!
This affects every Canadian beef farmer as much as it does me so I would like to hear your views on the subject.
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