Scooby308
Loving the herd life
I've been very conscious of disease prevention as I've visited several farms. Take my boots off and bag them before I get inthe car to come home then clean them with bleach solution. The more I read on the disease the more worried I get. We have a huge deer and turkey population here that roam from farm to farm.
While the rate of disease in wildlife is lower, what are the real odds? From what I've read, I believe that wildlife has a lower probability due to their ability to browse on different matters of forage and not being pinned in the same area. That said, there are lots of cattle farms in the area so they are coming into contact more than likely.
My land was a cattle farm that had a huge die out about a decade ago. When we bought it and started tinkering we found lots of dead cows. The land has lain fallow for at least 8 years with the exception of hay cutting in the last 2 years.
Am I being overly concerned?
http://www.johnes.org
While the rate of disease in wildlife is lower, what are the real odds? From what I've read, I believe that wildlife has a lower probability due to their ability to browse on different matters of forage and not being pinned in the same area. That said, there are lots of cattle farms in the area so they are coming into contact more than likely.
My land was a cattle farm that had a huge die out about a decade ago. When we bought it and started tinkering we found lots of dead cows. The land has lain fallow for at least 8 years with the exception of hay cutting in the last 2 years.
Am I being overly concerned?
http://www.johnes.org