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Recording a death on AIM system?

  • 20-04-2011 3:10pm
    #1
    Micheal H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭


    I'm looking after the running of the farm for the next few weeks as my dad is in hospital. Found a dead bullock in the field the other day (off to a great start :o) and I'm just wondering does this have to be recorded through AIM? The bullock was collected for the knackery and his card sent with him. Does the knackery look after the recording and is it automatically sent to the Department or do I have to do it myself?

    I've only used AIM a couple of times to register calves and can't see anywhere to record a death. Though it's probably staring at me in the face!


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  • #2
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    the knackery will record it ... if you go to the animal movements in the agfood website the movement should appear there


  • #3
    Pharaoh1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Pharaoh1


    Pretty certain that the knackery will process the animal through the CMMS system in a similar way to a mart or a factory.

    Any idea what caused the death? - neighbour had a sudden death of a 500kg bullock last week. With the warm weather and good growth I'm watching closely for bloat. Treating the water with Bloatenz and notice the local co-op was sold out last week. Owner said big demand for the stuff.


  • #4
    leoch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 947 ✭✭✭leoch


    with bloat will the animal stop eating and look swollen up or will she keep eating while swollen


  • #5
    Pharaoh1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Pharaoh1


    I'm no expert on this but I've seen bloated cattle eat normally. I'd say if they get to the point where they lie down you could be in trouble.
    When I've had cattle that have had a tendency to bloat I usually run them round a bit and use the Bloatenz.
    If they are very bloated I would give liquid paraffin orally and maybe put them into a bare paddock or feed them hay if I have it. I believe you can put one way valves into cows to release the gas but I've never seen it done.
    Once they adjust to good grass they are usually ok.


  • #6
    Micheal H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭Micheal H


    Thanks for the help folks.
    Pharaoh1 wrote: »
    Any idea what caused the death?

    No idea I'm afraid. He did look a bit bloated, but not massively so.

    They were only a couple of days out of the shed and a neighbour said it could have been grass tetany, but I thought that mainly affected cows and younger calves? I could be wrong though!


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