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Blood test for factory? One tag?

  • 17-10-2013 8:20pm
    #1
    hugo29
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    Am I right in saying that no blood test required for factory, will one ear tag fly,


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  • #2
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    no blood test, but they need two tags in their ears


  • #3
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    no blood test, but they need two tags in their ears

    That's what I thought, but lad who takes them reckons one is enough, have replacement here so will just insert before she goes,

    Some place in Kildare,


  • #4
    jersey101
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    Muckit wrote: »
    no blood test, but they need two tags in their ears

    often sent a cow with only one tag. Never had bother


  • #5
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Am I right in saying that no blood test required for factory, will one ear tag fly,

    Depends on how hard you throw it.:D:D


  • #6
    Muckit
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    jersey101 wrote: »
    often sent a cow with only one tag. Never had bother
    Had u replacement in your pocket?
    Let one in before with one tag but got a phone call 2 come collect her again. That was a few years ago but perhaps things have laxed a bit. Bob will be along shortly to put us right.

    Anyway s what happens if you let them off with one and Murphy s law it will fall off on the lorry


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  • #7
    jersey101
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Had u replacement in your pocket?
    Let one in before with one tag but got a phone call 2 come collect her again. That was a few years ago but perhaps things have laxed a bit. Bob will be along shortly to put us right.

    Anyway s what happens if you let them off with one and Murphy s law it will fall off on the lorry

    used to have a few cows here with no tags and just get one replacement tag and put it in her the day she goes. Never been hauled up on it. Might be now though since im talking about it ha


  • #8
    td5man
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    jersey101 wrote: »
    used to have a few cows here with no tags and just get one replacement tag and put it in her the day she goes. Never been hauled up on it. Might be now though since im talking about it ha
    One tag should be sufficient as long as theyre officially identifiable, youre allowed one animal in a herd with no tags


  • #9
    jersey101
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    td5man wrote: »
    One tag should be sufficient as long as theyre officially identifiable, youre allowed one animal in a herd with no tags

    used to have a good few with none ha. Dunnobhow the father kept track of em. I know i wouldnt be able yo remember em


  • #10
    nashmach
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    One tag is fine as had one last year like that and it wasn't an issue.


  • #11
    ellewood
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    td5man wrote: »
    One tag should be sufficient as long as theyre officially identifiable, youre allowed one animal in a herd with no tags

    Are you sure about this? had inspection this year and all going fine till he comes to the last batch of cows and calves - one with no tags at all - he nearly lost his stand up, weak at the knees he got, going on about how the integrety of the whole herd in Ireland was being put in jeperody with my 1 cow with no tags :eek:


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  • #12
    onyerbikepat
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    I had a cow die there a while back. She had only one tag but I had the replacement in the drawer at home. Decided I might as well put it on her as no other use for it. Strange feeling tagging a dead cow.


  • #13
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    At least you hadn't to halter her


  • #14
    td5man
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    ellewood wrote: »
    Are you sure about this? had inspection this year and all going fine till he comes to the last batch of cows and calves - one with no tags at all - he nearly lost his stand up, weak at the knees he got, going on about how the integrety of the whole herd in Ireland was being put in jeperody with my 1 cow with no tags :eek:

    It was a dept inspector that told me that it was ok to have one animal with no tags
    It seems that some of them interpret the rules differently


  • #15
    hugo29
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    td5man wrote: »
    It was a dept inspector that told me that it was ok to have one animal with no tags
    It seems that some of them interpret the rules differently

    lad who done my reps inspection was adamant all stock need 2 tags, seen cow with one tag and said you better get second tag in her ear before someone inspects


  • #16
    loveta
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    often wondered if ya needed to be a certain breed of gob shi#e to be an inspector because the most of them are, but then ya meet the odd one who has a totally common sense attitude to the whole thing and wondered how he ever got the job...


  • #17
    whelan1
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    It would want to be a total prick if a dept guy that would refuse a one tag animal in the factory


  • #18
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    whelan1 wrote: »
    It would want to be a total prick if a dept guy that would refuse a one tag animal in the factory

    what would worry me is, would the fecker mark down such and such an animal from herd no xxx arrived with only one tag, inspection time


  • #19
    whelan1
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    hugo29 wrote: »
    what would worry me is, would the fecker mark down such and such an animal from herd no xxx arrived with only one tag, inspection time

    I have sent many an animal with one tag and nothing said. Touch wood


  • #20
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    hugo29 wrote: »
    what would worry me is, would the fecker mark down such and such an animal from herd no xxx arrived with only one tag, inspection time

    I have sent many an animal with one tag and nothing said. Touch wood


  • #21
    OnDtown
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    We have had this confirmed by the dept before, 1 tag is enough for the factory but 2 tags is required for marts. This rule was changed about 3 years ago where before that 2 tags were required for both.


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  • #22
    Muckit
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    OnDtown wrote: »
    We have had this confirmed by the dept before, 1 tag is enough for the factory but 2 tags is required for marts. This rule was changed about 3 years ago where before that 2 tags were required for both.

    This makes sense as it was more than 3 years ago when I had the bother ;)


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