Some Days Life Sucks - Mycoplasma Bovis - What it Means to Me

in life •  6 years ago  (edited)


The cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis has been discovered in New Zealand recently. Until yesterday it hadn't impacted me but now it's changed my life. I have no idea what to do now .... this is just devastating.....
(there is a wee mistake in the editing... this disease is a bacterium not a virus)

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Why not upload it to Youtube?
Is it censorable material?
Why not dailymotion?
DTube is unusable.
I think the views to uploads ratio there is among the lowest.

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We will look back on this honey. and remember how we got through it together. three amigas <3 @andysantics @monchhichi23 @dreemsteem :)

and all of buddyup & the hinny too hehehehehehe ;)

@calumam LOLOLOLOL we love you!

Thank you @dreemsteem Love you!!

Oh, my! This is devasting news. I am so sorry to hear this. I have resteemed hoping you get more exposure for this. This news is fresh for you. Give it some time and you will come up with a solution. Us homesteaders are a hardy breed.

Yes we are @cecicaster - I'm really sorry to hear all the troubles you are facing - puts mine into prospective :)

We are both fighting for our existence. We do what we must do to survive. I cried when I heard about your cattle. That is a hard pill to swallow.

My cattle will be fine i hope - so far no sign of disease but others are not so lucky.

Can you protect your herd in some way? To have that many cattle killed over a period of a year just seems so drastic...

I saw your video and am reminded of so many agriculture diseases. The worst is any thing with cattle. It is so sad. Korea had similar problems in years past.

Yea this disease is worldwide so I'm sure everyone has had similar problems :)

  ·  6 years ago (edited)

Since the government decided to eradicate the disease, shouldn't the government compensate the farmers for their losses? You'll know who to vote for next time... In fact, you should gather with other farmers and demand compensation.

Yes the farmers will be compensated for their loses ... For me I won't lose any stock but I have lost any potential to earn an income this year... Thank you for your support @drakos :)

I was saddened to hear of this on PYPT today and feel badly that you and your farm are going through this. Dtube is far too slow for me to watch the video, so I decided to read about the disease online, instead. According to Wikipedia, there are some antibiotics to which this bacteria is resistant, but others which are supposedly successful! Hopefully, one of them will be available to you at a cost-effective rate:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_bovis#Treatment

I wish you well with this, and please report back to us again about how things are progressing. 💙

Thanks for the support @thekittygirl - I will do some more video messages and from now on I will also add the youtube link so it's easier to watch :) I don't think anti-biotics are an option any more - the have said total eradication and it's out of every ones hands now. It's pretty hard to watch. :(

Andy,

If you also have this on YouTube, would you please "Edit" the article now and add the link?
While you still can, before Steemit's insane "edit block" goes into place?

Thanks!

This is devastating Andy. I loved seeing your farm and hearing the birds singing in the background. I don’t know how the government works in N.Z. but they should help the farms that are affected by this terrible cow disease. Sending love and positive thoughts dear friend.

Thanks @redheadpei I appreciate that!! :)

Ohh no so sorry to hear that :(

Thanks @tattoodjay :)

Oh no! I am so sorry to hear this.

Thanks @rhondak It's a horrible thing for sure!!!

  ·  6 years ago 

Sorry to hear this. Sending you LOVE and HUGS!
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Thank you very much :) I accept those hugs :)

  ·  6 years ago 

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@andysantics, I'm sorry I'm behind catching up on reading. My computer won't show the video, but I get the gist and I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I feel for you although I've never been in a situation like this myself. It must be devastating and made so much worse because it causes uncertainty for the future. I wish you the strength to keep going and a bit of good fortune that you find a perfect way to get back up. I'm glad you can get some government compensation (Australia can only dream of an awesome prime minister like yours). All the best to you, Andy!

Thanks @ydraz I'm lucky because I won't have any stock losses - what it means for me is I've lost my ability to earn an income from my land so I now need to figure something else out... I don't want to leave my land - I love it here :)

Tragic! Fighting for the lives of your animals is definitely the down side of homesteading. Be strong

Thanks - I'm lucky that I don't have the disease here coz that would be just awful!!!

So very sorry, Andy!
whatever I can do to help, please... ask

So very sorry,
Andy! whatever I can
Do to help, please... ask

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Thanks @bluefinstudios :) that's very kind of you!!

Andy, you deserve all the good!

we have 50+ poultry, luckily in a kind of isolated area. but there's always wild birds around; I hope we never get faced with a cull order.

It's not nice for those who have to go through it!! Thanks for visiting :)

Wow, that really sucks. I don't think our government took the time and effort to really think this through and evaluate the choices and determine the right course of action :(

I guess they have to do what they think is right for the whole country - I really don't know if they are doing the right thing or not but now we have to live with the decision!!

Oh no! @andysantics48, I am so sorry to hear this.

A door will open up, it will.

Much Loving thoughts and prayers xx

Thank you @kchitrah - I hope opportunities arise :)

I'm sure they will

I’m very sorry to hear what you are going through at the moment and hope your losses will be minimal. I’m feeling for you right now and I will keep you in my prayers. (Hugs)

Thanks @trudeehunter I hope I don't have any losses too - I will have to change courses and find something else to do if things don't change :)

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Very sorry to hear about this. No insurance or anything to fall back on?

I buildawhaled you earlier, hope that helps. This should be on Trending.

Thank you for that - that's amazing :) No insurance unfortunately - some how I have to re-invent this ole wheel :)

giving money to insurance ppl is no solution. any insurance cartel makes everything more expensive: car insurance, home insurance, etc...

Well that's true even house insurance here is terribly expensive now - luckily for the farmers that will lose stock, the government will pay them but that doesn't take away from the horror of losing all they've worked for :)