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livestock insurance

  • 23-02-2012 11:15pm
    #1
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,293 ✭✭✭✭


    hi. given the amount of thieves and rustlers about and the price of livestock i wondered if anyone here isured their herd/flock against theft. who does or even can it be done??im almost afraid to put young stock on land with road frontage given their value! any experience with this ?


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    freeze brand them

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,293 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    never thought of that . would a vet do that for me or is it difficult??? also it might prevent changing tags and selling them in the mart but would it deter unscrupulous farmers/butchers/factories from buying /slaughtering them?close to the border here and any amount of roads they could get away!even if they caught the thieves im not gonna get my money back.


  • #4
    ravima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭ravima


    FBD??


  • #5
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    we used to insure pedigrees, covered for all eventualities. claimed once when a bull got an abcess and had to get a bullet. Not exatly sure whether commercials can be insured or whether the cost versus the risk would be viable. Not too far off the border here and we are making sure all calves are at least troublesome to catch. A neighbour lost a couple last year but it seems to be sheep round here.


  • #6
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,293 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    fbd will insure them for breaking and damage done etc but not theft. i gathered it wouldnt be worth it unless twas a pedigree animal worth a ball of money.
    look into freeze branding i guess


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  • #7
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    I have my large herd insured for breaking out and damage, but im on the side of a fairly busy road. I think its 1% of there value or something like that. 100€ a year wount fix a wing mirror. I also got a fencing contractor to put up all new wire along the road boundary and i lock my road gates. (i use the padlocks were i have 5 padlocks and 1 key opens them all.


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