FYI - Vaccine makes us laughing stock: Vet
Also found this on the same TB website (Racing), thought this was interesting..........
Vaccine makes us laughing stock: Vet: Wednesday, 3 October 2007
NEW SOUTH WALES - Prominent Sydney veterinarian Tim Roberts is aghast at the vaccination policy against equine influenza in NSW.
"We are the laughing stock of the world over this," Roberts told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"Why do we have to use the genetically modified vaccine?"
Roberts claims Australia has been far too slow in responding with any effective measures and maintained the use of "killed" vaccine would have been a much better option.
"There's no shortage of killed vaccine which is very effective in reducing the clinical effect of the virus to a very mild and transient disease which is overcome in a couple of days in most instances," Roberts said.
"And, importantly, the paperwork is fast tracked."
On Friday night at Rosehill, five vets - including Roberts - went through the laborious vaccination procedure that demands documentation with stewards present. He treated 56 to 58 horses.
"I did 1200 on my own in South Africa," he said.
Maureen
Vaccine makes us laughing stock: Vet: Wednesday, 3 October 2007
NEW SOUTH WALES - Prominent Sydney veterinarian Tim Roberts is aghast at the vaccination policy against equine influenza in NSW.
"We are the laughing stock of the world over this," Roberts told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"Why do we have to use the genetically modified vaccine?"
Roberts claims Australia has been far too slow in responding with any effective measures and maintained the use of "killed" vaccine would have been a much better option.
"There's no shortage of killed vaccine which is very effective in reducing the clinical effect of the virus to a very mild and transient disease which is overcome in a couple of days in most instances," Roberts said.
"And, importantly, the paperwork is fast tracked."
On Friday night at Rosehill, five vets - including Roberts - went through the laborious vaccination procedure that demands documentation with stewards present. He treated 56 to 58 horses.
"I did 1200 on my own in South Africa," he said.
Maureen
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1 Comments:
Sounds like Dr Roberts is scared of a bit of hard work. And atypically thoroughbred industry...
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