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kobo
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 Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 23:01:26
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OUTBREAK OF CATTLE DISEASE ALERTED 
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kobo
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Posted - 26 Nov 2012 : 16:15:43
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kobo
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Posted - 09 Feb 2013 : 20:53:50
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FOROYAA BURNING ISSUES NEWS;
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 00:05:47
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but hasn't Gambia been importing large numbers of cattle from overseas countries in recent years? if accurate it may well be that this is why this disease has re-occoured for the first time since 1971.
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FOROYAA BURNING ISSUES NEWS;
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Nyarikangbanna
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Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 14:10:58
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It was not The Gambia but the President of The Gambia. I don't know whether these animaLs destined for a private farm went through any quarantine process to look out for any contagious disease. But again, the disease may as well originate from a small herd in upper Gambia or anywhere else, whose owner in the recent past invited one or two cattle from across the border as one cattle from overseas can bring a contagious disease to many in the country.
Also, the area in which the disease is reportedly present is not where the president reportedly has his cattle and that makes your theory a bit unlikely. However, it cannot be ruled out if a member of his herd that has not been checked for contagious disease visited the affected areas in the recent past.
I think a thorough investigation is needed to determine the source and quarantine all affected animals. Whether or not The Gambia have the capacity,tools and resources to do this is another question.
Vaccination might not be the only but a complementary solution. Some animals just have to be put to sleep to prevent further spread, if it is this bad, while none affected areas concentrate on vaccination.
Foot and Mouth in Britain just came to mind. Most farmers in Norfolk and elsewhere lost quite a few quids but that was the price for containing the disease and saving a major British export trade to mainland europe. A lot of EU agricultural subsidy funding must have gone into this.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 15:20:35
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Nyarikangbanna Thanks for your additional information and clarification on this topic,useful to be aware of the concise facts when considering to post on a topic or not,you and I should feel quite lonely here on Bantaba being in a minority of the membership engaged in posting on any topic and keeping this useful exchange of views on things Gambian.It's refreshing from my perspective to have a discussion which does not continually bring to the forefront things political and complaints about what the "colonial masters" did to the inhabitants of the area of land now named The Gambia many many years ago,perhaps Englishmen should start complaining about the effects the Romans had on England in the past. |
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Nyarikangbanna
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Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 23:10:25
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Maybe we need affirmative action to get everybody onboard. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 23:22:38
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Maybe we need affirmative action to get everybody onboard.
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Nyarikangbanna
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Posted - 11 Feb 2013 : 00:49:24
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kobo
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Posted - 15 Feb 2013 : 09:31:25
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FOROYAA BURNING ISSUES NEWS;
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toubab1020
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Posted - 23 Feb 2013 : 00:54:32
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The Vet has given advice saying it is only the internal organs of the cattle that are infected,and they should not be eaten by humans:
" Dr. Kebba Daffeh told Foroyaa that the CBPP disease is a cattle ailment and does not transmit into humans. He advices that the carcasses of infected animals are fit for consumption by the public. He however adviced that before animals are slaughtered and sold to the general public they should be properly examined by vets. He added that it is only the meat of the infected animal that is fit for consumption but warned that all the internal organs of the infected animal must not be eaten because he stressed that it is the infected organs of the animals that carry the disease."
That is all very well,BUT if you are a cattle owner in Gambia and you take your cattle which are infected to the licensed slaughter house the price for that animal is going to be greatly reduced because the animal is sick,What do you do ? knowing full well that this is going to happen you will surely get the animal slaughtered "locally" in an unlicensed facility where you will get better money and then be able to sell the meat yourself or more likely by a friend,according to expert advice the meat is safe to eat,BUT what about the organs that are infected ? will they be burnt buried or otherwise disposed of ? no, they will be sold as meat which is a luxury commodity in Gambia,maybe at a bargain price to poor people but sold never the less,will these infected organs harm those who eat them ? Dr. Kebba Daffeh states that "CBPP disease is a cattle ailment and does not transmit into humans." maybe not, but I think it is likely to harm human health in some other way, the words used by Dr. Kebba Daffeh are far from giving sufficient information to ally any fears the public may have.
I for one will stick to fish and nebbey (sp?) (beans) with a treat of chicken on my next visit to Gambia.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/index.php/burning-issues/12530-vet-dg-speaks-on-health-risks-associated-with-bovine-pneumonia |
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kobo
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Posted - 24 Feb 2013 : 10:00:40
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2013 DAILY OBSERVER NEWS;
FOROYAA BURNING ISSUES NEWS;
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" Dr. Kebba Daffeh told Foroyaa that the CBPP disease is a cattle ailment and does not transmit into humans.
He advices that the carcasses of infected animals are fit for consumption by the public.
He however adviced that before animals are slaughtered and sold to the general public they should be properly examined by vets.
Dr. Daffeh further informs that it's even illegal to sell meat to the public without being examined by the vets; this is why he said animal slaughtering is done at abattoirs, because they are well informed about the procedures that govern meat and animal sales in the country.
He added that it is only the meat of the infected animal that is fit for consumption but warned that all the internal organs of the infected animal must not be eaten because he stressed that it is the infected organs of the animals that carry the disease."
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toubab1020
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Posted - 24 Feb 2013 : 15:12:50
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Kobo,thanks for highlighting and posting in "shouting" mode the content of my post (23 Feb 2013 : 00:54:32) it is very likely that many readers wouldn't have bothered to read this topic considering that the public fears about CBPP had been put to rest by a vet,I for one do not consider that to be the case,as I wrote earlier:
"the words used by Dr. Kebba Daffeh are far from giving sufficient information to ally any fears the public may have." |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 26 Feb 2013 : 20:50:00
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This quote from the D.O. requires some explanation: "The unique Trypanotolerance genetic value of N’Dama cattle may be put at risk by CBPP." Err....what?
The D.O. writer has been doing research on the internet, I for one had no idea what the quote above means however if you like the D.O. Editor would like to know follow this link:
http://www.fao.org/Wairdocs/ILRI/x5443E/x5443e0i.htm
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