Welcome to the 2011 NMR awareness competition. As you will be aware, dairy farmers in the UK are increasingly viewed as the first step in the food supply chain with increased demands for milk quality and hygiene. In recent months NMR have introduced a number of new services to aid farm management and we want to help you to navigate through these new services and have a little fun along the way. This year we are focussing specifically on Johne’s with just six questions to answer.

The NMR website (www.nmr.co.uk) should provide you with all the answers to the questions but if you need any extra help please feel free to contact your local field manager. See our contacts map on the website for more information.

During the coming months at the key dairy shows we will be giving away luxury hampers worth £100 to a winner drawn at random from the correct entries received at each event. At the end of August and at the end of the year we will put all correct entries into a grand draw and two lucky producers will win a weekend European city break for two including travel and accommodation.

If you require any further information on the NMR group or the services we offer please contact NMR customer services on 0844 7255567

Good luck

Andy Warne (Managing Director)

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* 1. Contact information:

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* 2. How much milk is generally lost per year for a cow suffering from Johne's?

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* 3. How much more likely are Johne's cows to suffer from Lameness?

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* 4. When are cows most at risk from catching Johne's?

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* 5. Which carrier of Johne's is the greatest cause of spread of Johne's?

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* 6. How many days after a TB test is it safe to test for Johne's without the risk of cross contamination?

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* 7. How many times a year are cows tested for Johne's under the NMR herdwise scheme?

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