Geronimo did NOT have Bovine Tuberculosis, claims owner
Geronimo ‘did NOT have TB’: Owner claims early post mortem reveals body of beloved alpaca that was executed on government order had zero trace of Bovine Tuberculosis
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Geronimo the alpaca didn’t have signs of bovine tuberculosis according to the initial findings of the post-mortem examination, the culled animal’s supporters said today.
His owner Helen Macdonald requested a copy of the post-mortem after Geronimo was removed from her farm in Gloucestershire and killed by Government officials.
Lawyers for the veterinary nurse said she had received a letter from the Government Legal Department containing the preliminary findings of the examination. These findings were then reviewed by veterinary surgeons supporting Ms Macdonald.
Three people, who arrived with a police escort, surround Geronimo the Alpaca at Shepherds Close Farm in Gloucestershire before the animal was taken away on a trailer on August 31
Geronimo’s owner Helen Macdonald speaks on her phone after he was removed on August 31
In a statement, the lawyers said: ‘As reviewed by Dr Iain McGill and Dr Bob Broadbent, the preliminary gross post-mortem findings are negative for visible lesions typical of Bovine Tuberculosis.
‘For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes.
‘Ms Macdonald has formally requested the full findings of the post-mortem report ‘Form TB50’, together with all relevant documents and the results of further tests on tissue samples, blood, serum or plasma taken or obtained from Geronimo, along with any further test results including Enferplex, Idexx, Actiphage and any other PCR or interferon gamma tests performed by Defra, along with the results of histopathogical examination.
‘She has further requested that both fresh, frozen and formalin fixed tissue and fluid samples be preserved and provided to an independent expert to carry out further tests.’
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