Horned Cattle in Mart

TUBBY

Will marts turn away weanlings with 6 inches of a horn either side?

Also neighbour got bullocks from a shed turned away from factory last week. I saw them. They were dirt score 4 at the very worst. Are they getting more strict.

barnaman

Yeap they will not accept those weanlings.

Cattle not accepting dirty cattle 4/5 this few years; too much hassle for them.

Cassidy2

It depends on the mart.also if cattle where scarce not one word would they mention about how dirty the cattle where.crowd of
P....

_Brian

Our mart pens horned cattle off to one side. Then being them up in their turn and sell them.

I hate To see horned stock on the mart. We don't even bid on them.

barnaman

All the marts clearly say no horned cattle and down my end not accept as illegal; might get away if just butts but not 6 inches. See HSA below on horned cattle assume would breach HSA and invalidate mart insurance. On dirty cattle know lads working in factory and factory strict on dirty cattle as vets and factory themsleves not want EColl contaimation etc. Dirty cattle will not get in; now they could if stuck hose them themselves but doubt that will happen that often. Must ask one lads if it does ever.

http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Guidance_on_Marts_and_Lairages.pdf

barnaman

_Brian wrote: »

Our mart pens horned cattle off to one side. Then being them up in their turn and sell them.

I hate To see horned stock on the mart. We don't even bid on them.

That Carnaross? Queer things happen up that part of the country some shocking heavy yearlings floating around up there must be the horns giving them all that extra weight!

_Brian

barnaman wrote: »

That Carnaross? Queer things happen up that part of the country some shocking heavy yearlings floating around up there must be the horns giving them all that extra weight!

No not carnaross. Bit mamy around allow horned stock.

Muckit

_Brian wrote: »

I hate To see horned stock on the mart. We don't even bid on them.

one of the reasons I love to see them coming in!

Base price

barnaman wrote: »

All the marts clearly say no horned cattle and down my end not accept as illegal; might get away if just butts but not 6 inches. See HSA below on horned cattle assume would breach HSA and invalidate mart insurance. On dirty cattle know lads working in factory and factory strict on dirty cattle as vets and factory themsleves not want EColl contaimation etc. Dirty cattle will not get in; now they could if stuck hose them themselves but doubt that will happen that often. Must ask one lads if it does ever.

http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Guidance_on_Marts_and_Lairages.pdf

Yeah right....

barnaman

Ballianasloe Mart -

"Horned Cattle:
The Mart cannot sell horned cattle despite a period of absolution before and during the local elections. As a mart we have decided that we will not operate the option of singularly penning horned cattle and selling them like the old style fair."

Others I know the same. Not at them often as use an agent to buy for me. AIBP where I know lads working are strict on dirty cattle.

Cassidy2

I was in abp one day and the dirtiest cattle there where Larry's. there was even dirt on there heads

wats the craic

Cassidy2 wrote: »

I was in abp one day and the dirtiest cattle there where Larry's. there was even dirt on there heads

and i bet they were not stopped ......

bogman_bass

TUBBY wrote: »

Will marts turn away weanlings with 6 inches of a horn either side?

Also neighbour got bullocks from a shed turned away from factory last week. I saw them. They were dirt score 4 at the very worst. Are they getting more strict.

That's what bank holiday marts are for:D

Miname

I didn't think horned cattle were that much of an issue. It's not hard when the vets out to nip them off. If I seen an animal I liked horns or no horns it wouldn't worry me.

_Brian

Muckit wrote: »

one of the reasons I love to see them coming in!

Ahh there's plenty if stock about not to be bothered with them. Was in Ballybay a few weeks ago and an animal had broken off a horn in a pen and it looked like a slaughterhouse floor. It's not right to inflict such suffering on animals. It's not the first time I've seen it either.

We don't buy in that much stock so it's easy not to bother with them or the €10/head down the line to skull them.