The Muster- Jenna McCabe: Phasing Out TB

Jenna McCabe looks ahead to TB workshops in the south.

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Speaker 1 (00:03):
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Speaker 2 (00:14):
Talking to us this afternoon in the Beef and lambslot
as Jenna McCabe. She is Southern regional partner for Osprey.
The song is You've got nothing I want. TV is
nothing that anybody wants, and thankfully it seems as though
we are starting to get on top of tuberculosis, especially
down here in the South. Jenna, Welcome to the Muster
by Andy. Okay, we're talking about tuberculosis and just a

(00:38):
situation around it, Gena. Like I said before, we seem
to be getting on top of it down here in
south and what is the situation as such?

Speaker 3 (00:46):
Scalthlin has currently reached the milestone this year and a
TV control work. We have one last area in western
Southland which has now wrapped up and which means it's
now been approved for profer freedom as of June.

Speaker 2 (01:05):
So what is proof of freedom?

Speaker 3 (01:07):
The profer freedom is where we get to a point
where we've got the possum numbers down that TV cannot
survive in the wildlife, which means we've been successful in
that area to eradicate the disease, so how.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
Long does it take to get to that status?

Speaker 3 (01:25):
So that's the operational focus has been there for the
last four years. We've had we had some residual spirit
infection in that area, but our last infected feirit was
found in twenty twenty one, so that's giving us the
confidence to get better across the line for profect freedom.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
So the work's ongoing regarding eradication. Obviously you say we're
getting on top of it, but you can never get
blas I.

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Suppose you never can, particularly when it comes to battling
disease in the wildlife. A new focus is the a
Targo region where we've got to be hot spots happening there,
so that's where our resources need to go.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
So as far as tuberculosis around the country, what is
the status overall?

Speaker 3 (02:14):
Currently we are sitting at sixteen infected herds across New Zealand,
with five being in a Targo.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Is there any reason why Targo seems to have so
much of it at the moment.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
We've got an area that's been causing issues that particularly
in the high country Tuffic area, and it's the possum
that we need to get on top of in these
that sort of region.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
So possum work as such, what's the situation there, I
take it it's just the trapping and the LIKES is
just going to continue poisoning programs in that yep.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
So what's happening now is we've currently got a planned reviewing.
Now this is an independent review by asheerholders and funders.
So there are public meetings currently commencing throughout New Zealand
in the regions. The one for a Towsou coming up

(03:16):
on the eighth of October. So what they're doing now
is they're looking at the next ten years and the
work we want to be doing to eradicate TV.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
So the eighth of October and OTOO saw beflamenz dot
com slash events for more details general, I'd say, yeah, yep.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
We've got a technical experts from Osbury, Jonathan Rudge and
Simon Andrew presenting, so yes, they'll talk about the timing
for eradication, prioritizing eliminating TV from possums, air funding and
improvements in the operational works such as that targeted testing.

(03:58):
And we're also looking at simple flight, simplifying the herd
status specification system. As well, which might be of interest
to our farmers out there. We'll also have some of
the regional updates around the success of our TV control
work in Western Southland around that Proof of Freedom. We'll

(04:21):
also talk about the new Central Otago Movement Control area
because that will affect some selfland grazing movements as well,
and if they've got any burning questions around that, welcome
to come along and ask those. We'll also have opportunities
for people if they're been confused about the TB testing

(04:43):
with the transition from a short quality to Osbury and
then so welcome. Anyone's welcome to come and and talk
to talk to the experts here what we want, what
the future could look like. And it's really important because
they're farmers. Are you know your dear views are the

(05:07):
most important to get our programs.

Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, that's for sure. Jenna Hey, thanks for your time,
one of the must of this afternoon. Appreciated it. Thank you,
Jenni McKay selfland partner for Osprey and the Beef and Lambslot.
This is the must Thursday afternoon. Next we're away to
Harriet catch up with Clayton Peter's Out of Peter's genetics,