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NZBeekeeping has launched a consultation for the AFB PMP 10 year review
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<blockquote data-quote="Morporks" data-source="post: 10564" data-attributes="member: 149"><p>I think the point being made is that when the AFB PMP was thought up, the only practicable way to identify AFB was the use of the likes of the rope test, So only equipment with symptoms is destroyed </p><p></p><p>Lately there has been a push to use a cheapish PCR testing to identify spores and peer group pressure by some try to push for the destruction of hives based on this new test. It must be remembered that there is little if any scientific peer review on what finding spores in hive and honey equate to.</p><p>So a change to hive destruction based on PCR spore testing may result in large numbers of hives being burnt that dont show symptoms of AFB</p><p></p><p>If this change was to happen it would be a major change to the way the PMP works which could justify the payment of compensation</p><p></p><p>Some one did ask on this forum if the test could distinguish between viable DNA and non viable No answer was given by JohnF. This question is very important if you wax dip for example your AFB equipment as there will still be AFB DNA on the equipment. </p><p> It maybe that if spore testing is used to order destruction, clean equipment may be unnecessarily destroyed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morporks, post: 10564, member: 149"] I think the point being made is that when the AFB PMP was thought up, the only practicable way to identify AFB was the use of the likes of the rope test, So only equipment with symptoms is destroyed Lately there has been a push to use a cheapish PCR testing to identify spores and peer group pressure by some try to push for the destruction of hives based on this new test. It must be remembered that there is little if any scientific peer review on what finding spores in hive and honey equate to. So a change to hive destruction based on PCR spore testing may result in large numbers of hives being burnt that dont show symptoms of AFB If this change was to happen it would be a major change to the way the PMP works which could justify the payment of compensation Some one did ask on this forum if the test could distinguish between viable DNA and non viable No answer was given by JohnF. This question is very important if you wax dip for example your AFB equipment as there will still be AFB DNA on the equipment. It maybe that if spore testing is used to order destruction, clean equipment may be unnecessarily destroyed. [/QUOTE]
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