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CHeCS’ principal objectives are to:  

  

Today I am launching the Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) health scheme for bovine TB jointly with England. CHeCS is the self\-regulatory body for cattle health schemes in the UK and Ireland. It is a non\-trading organisation established by the cattle industry for the control and eradication of specific diseases. Along with Defra we have been in discussion with CHeCS on the development of an industry recognised TB health scheme which will indicate the TB status of participating herds and should help cattle buyers make more informed purchasing decisions as well as support farmers who are systematically trying to reduce their exposure to the disease.


 


* promote improvements in cattle health and welfare
* provide standards and certification for cattle health schemes.


  

CHeCS in the UK applies a set of standards to all accredited cattle health schemes ensuring equivalence between each. The health schemes currently provide programmes for the monitoring, control and eradication of five diseases:


 


 


* Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
* Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
* Johne’s disease
* Leptospirosis
* Neosporosis


  

I am pleased to announce a scheme for bovine TB is now also available. Implemented with the support of the herd private vet, the scheme will provide a status based on added biosecurity measures and the number of years since the last herd breakdown. The status will run from zero (a herd breakdown within the past year) to 10 (ten years or more since the last breakdown). 


 


 


 


Participating herds will be able to improve their score year\-on\-year and use this status when selling homebred cattle. The scheme will particularly benefit farmers within the high TB incidence areas who may have not recently had or ever had the disease and who would like their low\-risk status to be recognised. Cattle keepers in the low TB area will also be able to ‘accredit’ their low\-risk status.


 


All of the schemes provide certification when a herd meets the agreed national CHeCS cattle health standards. These certifications are then used by the farmer of the accredited herd when selling cattle as proof the required standard has been met. Bought\-in cattle are a potential source of new infection and using this health information farmers are able to reduce the risk of disease being introduced into their herd by sourcing animals from herds which are accredited free of or low risk for these infectious diseases.  

  

A key part of our TB eradication programme is to develop and promote improved biosecurity and husbandry practices and the scheme requires participating herds to maintain a high level of biosecurity which will reduce the risk of the herd contracting the disease. By focusing on individual herds the scheme complements our proposed regional approach, for example those herds in the high TB areas which have not recently had TB will be able to demonstrate they are a lower risk. This industry\-led initiative aimed at reducing TB is to be welcomed and fits in with our principles of working in partnership and promoting the benefits of disease prevention through making informed purchasing decisions. All farmers interested in participating in the CHeCS health scheme for bovine TB should contact their vet for more information.  

  

 


 


 


 


 







Translation:


 
  
  
Prif amcanion CHeCS yw:  
  
Heddiw ar y cyd â Lloegr, rwy’n lansio cynllun y Safonau Ardystio Iechyd Gwartheg (CHeCS) ar gyfer TB Gwartheg. Corff sy’n rheoli’i hun yw CHeCS i ardystio cynlluniau iechyd gwartheg yn y DU ac Iwerddon.  Cafodd ei sefydlu fel corff anfasnachol gan y diwydiant gwartheg i reoli a dileu clefydau penodol.  Law yn llaw â Defra, rydym wedi bod wrthi’n trafod â CHeCS ynghylch datblygu cynllun fyddai’n cael ei gydnabod gan y diwydiant i brofi statws buchesi o ran TB.  Y nod fyddai ei gwneud yn haws i ffermwyr wneud penderfyniadau doeth wrth brynu gwartheg yn ogystal â helpu’r rheini sy’n gweithio’n systematig i amddiffyn eu hunain rhag y clefyd.  * gwella iechyd a lles gwartheg
* pennu safonau ar gyfer cynlluniau iechyd gwartheg a’u hardystio.

  
Mae CHeCS yn y DU yn cynnig set o safonau ar gyfer pob cynllun iechyd gwartheg achrededig gan sicrhau cyfatebiaeth rhwng pob un.  Ceir cynlluniau iechyd sy’n darparu rhaglenni ar gyfer monitro, rheoli a dileu pum clefyd:   
  
* Dolur Rhydd Feirol y Gwartheg (BVD)
* Rhinotracheitis Buchol Heintus (IBR)
* Clefyd Johne
* Leptospirosis
* Neosporosis

  
Mae’n dda gen i gyhoeddi nawr bod yna gynllun ar gyfer TB Gwartheg bellach ar gael.  Milfeddyg preifat y fuches fydd yn rhoi’r cynllun ar waith a bydd yn rhoi statws i’r fuches fydd yn seiliedig ar fesurau bioddiogelwch tynnach a faint o amser sydd ers iddi gael ei tharo gan TB ddiwethaf.  Bydd y statws yn mynd o sero (achos o TB o fewn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf) i 10 (deng mlynedd neu fwy ers yr achos diwethaf).   
Bydd ffermydd yn gallu gwella sgôr eu buchesi bob blwyddyn a defnyddio’r statws wrth werthu gwartheg sydd wedi’u geni ar y fferm.  Bydd y cynllun o fantais arbennig i ffermwyr yn yr ardaloedd lle mae TB yn gyffredin ond nad ydynt wedi cael achos o TB yn ddiweddar os o gwbl ar eu ffermydd, ac a fyddai’n hoffi cael cydnabyddiaeth am hynny.  Bydd ceidwaid gwartheg yn yr ardaloedd lle mae TB yn brin hefyd yn gallu cael eu hachredu am eu statws risg isel.   
Mae’r holl gynlluniau yn ardystio buchesi sy’n bodloni’r safonau ChECS cenedlaethol cydnabyddedig.  Bydd ffermwr y fuches achrededig yn gallu defnyddio’r tystysgrifau hyn wrth werthu gwartheg i brofi eu bod wedi bodloni’r safonau.  Mae gwartheg o fuchesi eraill yn ffynhonnell heintio bosib newydd a thrwy ddefnyddio’r wybodaeth ar y dystysgrif, mae ffermwyr yn gallu lleihau’r risg o gyflwyno’r clefyd i’r fuches trwy brynu gwartheg o fuchesi sydd wedi’u hachredu fel rhai di\-glefyd neu sydd o risg isel o safbwynt y clefydau heintus hyn.   
  
Rhan bwysig o’r rhaglen dileu TB yw datblygu a hyrwyddo mesurau bioddiogelwch a hwsmonaeth gwell ac mae gofyn i fuchesi sy’n rhan o’r cynllun gadw at safonau bioddiogelwch uchel er mwyn lleihau’r perygl o ddod â’r clefyd i’r fferm.  Trwy roi’r sylw i fuchesi unigol, mae’r cynllun yn ategu elfen ranbarthol ein gwaith, er enghraifft, bydd buches mewn ardal lle mae TB yn gyffredin ond sydd heb gael ei heintio’n ddiweddar gan TB yn gallu profi ei bod o risg is.  Mae’r fenter hon sy’n cael ei rhedeg gan y diwydiant, yn ceisio lleihau TB a dylai gael ei chroesawu.  Mae’n cefnogi’n hegwyddorion o weithio mewn partneriaeth a hyrwyddo manteision atal clefydau trwy brynu’n ddoeth.  Dylai ffermwyr sydd â diddordeb yng nghynllun iechyd CHeCS ar gyfer TB gwartheg gysylltu â’u milfeddyg am fwy o wybodaeth.