Post AiO8sqbvpT34AlCtxA by katfeete@wandering.shop
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(DIR) Post #AiO8sqbvpT34AlCtxA by katfeete@wandering.shop
2024-05-29T14:38:47Z
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“The [USDA] will provide up to $1,500 to any farm that implements a biosecurity plan…although it is unclear exactly what those measures are.”This is fucking ridiculous.By federal law, milk companies pull a sample from every bulk tank on every farm every time they pick up, to screen for antibiotics residue among other things. Adding bird flu to that panel is logistically trivial.Why are they putting out a vague call to action aimed at FARMERS with a bullshit offer?https://mastodon.social/@COVID19_DISEASE/112521778111150352
(DIR) Post #AiO8sujAWVDKwMcjmy by katfeete@wandering.shop
2024-05-29T15:34:43Z
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@COVID19_DISEASE And I mean, a smaller aggravation, but “up to” $1,500?The average dairy herd size in Texas — where all this likely started — is 1,000 head. Large herds (and this is likely running through large herds) are 10,000 head. The USDA offering somewhere between $1.50 and 15 cents PER COW for “biosecurity measures” is a joke. No one is doing that.
(DIR) Post #AiO8syZOEnlirC4z6O by katfeete@wandering.shop
2024-05-29T14:46:09Z
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@COVID19_DISEASE I mean, obviously, because they are more concerned with protecting the industry than protecting human health, I just….It’s frustrating that this “biosecurity” babble could sound reasonable to people outside the industry. But it’s bullshit! And the bulk tank panel! It’s RIGHT THERE! It could tell us how many herds this is really in and what mutation is looking like and whether this is really single source and —*froths*
(DIR) Post #AiOAfJIwY8Pp1Dzwjg by jazzilla@noauthority.social
2024-05-29T16:27:48Z
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@katfeete I can't believe you're just accepting the premise of this.