Question on BQAS

TUBBY

Looked up the manual there but could not find anything. Is there a maximum number of owners allowed (i always thought it was 3 but cant find it) which you have to be below to get the 6c/kg payment for the quality assured cattle.

Anyone know the answer.

I know the holding cattle for 70 days before slaughter is a rule.

bob charles

TUBBY wrote: »

Looked up the manual there but could not find anything. Is there a maximum number of owners allowed (i always thought it was 3 but cant find it) which you have to be below to get the 6c/kg payment for the quality assured cattle.

Anyone know the answer.

I know the holding cattle for 70 days before slaughter is a rule.

3 movements, so resident in 4 herds

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

3 movements, so resident in 4 herds

Cattle move far to often in this country. Even 2 moves, once as a calf and once to a finisher is too much.

bob charles

freedominacup wrote: »

Cattle move far to often in this country. Even 2 moves, once as a calf and once to a finisher is too much.

do you think so? why? health reason or what. matey does contract rearing calves for a dairy farm and there is often 5 moves done before animals a couple of years old. with proper protocol I dont see that as a problem

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

do you think so? why? health reason or what. matey does contract rearing calves for a dairy farm and there is often 5 moves done before animals a couple of years old. with proper protocol I dont see that as a problem

And I wouldn't either but we've long ago dispensed with proper protocol. The last sembelance of which was gotten rid of in the past couple of months with the decision on brucellososis testing.

bob charles

freedominacup wrote: »

And I wouldn't either but we've long ago dispensed with proper protocol. The last sembelance of which was gotten rid of in the past couple of months with the decision on brucellososis testing.

yes, I meant to highlight the word proper. wouldnt agree with you on the brucellososis point, but Im looking at this from the opposite direction that you probably are.

BQAS is only jobs for the lads IMV

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

yes, I meant to highlight the word proper. wouldnt agree with you on the brucellososis point, but Im looking at this from the opposite direction that you probably are.

BQAS is only jobs for the lads IMV

Brucellosis testing needs to be mandatory pre-movement for breeding stock. I know there's a virtually endless argument to be had in relation to what constitutes breeding stock but the simpler the better in terms of that definition. For a finisher like you disease outbreaks are much less of a problem. In a normal year what is the annual turnover rate for stock on your farm? 3-4 times maybe? A T.B. outbreak for you most of the stock affected would be gone before you could even go clear. So much less impact.

bob charles

freedominacup wrote: »

Brucellosis testing needs to be mandatory pre-movement for breeding stock. I know there's a virtually endless argument to be had in relation to what constitutes breeding stock but the simpler the better in terms of that definition. For a finisher like you disease outbreaks are much less of a problem. In a normal year what is the annual turnover rate for stock on your farm? 3-4 times maybe? A T.B. outbreak for you most of the stock affected would be gone before you could even go clear. So much less impact.

Exactly, we regularly go down with TB, by the time the testing has to begin most of the animal that were here during the infected animal have moved on to slaughter, so its a pointless exercise.