| Last Updated: 14th of January 2010 As rumours unfortunately proliferate in our industry about breeders’ problems we would confirm what we have already published, that following an alpaca from Devon and an alpaca from Shropshire dying as a result of bTB, and those alpacas having been here at overlapping times in the previous 18 months for breeding, we agreed to have our whole herd tested. This was done by vets from Animal Health/DEFRA in June/July this year. The entire herd tested clear. West Sussex is in a clean area of the country and neither our alpacas nor any which have visited here have had any problem since then. We require any alpaca which dies on this farm to be autopsied by the Veterinary Investigation Centre at Winchester and no alpaca from any area of the UK where bTB is known to be present is allowed on farm without prior testing. All client alpaca paddocks are double fenced from the home herd and stud males are not used for spit offs. Have Your Herd Reviewed!Have your herd reviewed/assessed and receive advice on how to improve your breeding programme from a top international judge free!!! For the first 20 callers Nick Harrington-Smith will visit you at your convenience to give advice on any aspect of your herd or to deal with particular questions you may have. Call now on 01903 891425 to book your appointment with Nick. |
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