LEVEN FIELDS FARM 51
• JUN / JUL 2023
LEVEN FIELDS FARM 51
Terence and Jane with Rex
we have sold a lot ex-farm , so that may be a higher percentage this year .
Terence has pretty much done everything with the Salers Cattle Society . He ’ s held all the high offices , he ’ s been vocal in getting the breed promoted and still does that today , so what ’ s left for him ?
“ I ’ m there to support the breed . I ’ ve been involved in quite a number of big issues behind the scenes . There has been a big furore recently about a health accreditation scheme run by CHECS ( Cattle Health Certification Standards ) where there were some impractical rules being implemented and breeders had to move quickly to oppose them . I played a leading role in that .
“ We were able to point out the errors and enlist support from other industry figures . The health accreditation scheme management were basically saying they wanted to advise to cull cows for Johne ’ s disease on the basis of blood test results only .
“ The problem was that a blood test isn ’ t a test for Johne ’ s . It ’ s an indicator and you ’ re supposed to follow up with a foetal test , which is a definitive test for Johne ’ s . This could all have led to a loss of herd health accreditation status for Johne ’ s and having to cull perfectly healthy cows .
“ We worked with the other breed societies and that resulted in the formation of a new group called the Pedigree Breeds Societies Group which will be a lasting thing to come out of all this . I don ’ t have any involvement with it . It came about through the breeds working together .
Terence , Jane and daughter Emma are all involved with the Rigel pedigree Salers that has Hi-Health accreditation and is Breedplan performance recorded .
https :// rigelpedigree . co . uk
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