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Buying Calves directly from farm

  • 19-12-2015 11:08am
    #1
    theaceofspies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭


    Lads,
    Always bought calves at the mart but a neighbour has a few nice ones for sale. The mart always looked after the paperwork. What Forms need to be done to move calves between farms? - I use Agfood so maybe there is an option there?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    theaceofspies wrote: »
    Lads,
    Always bought calves at the mart but a neighbour has a few nice ones for sale. The mart always looked after the paperwork. What Forms need to be done to move calves between farms? - I use Agfood so maybe there is an option there?
    Thanks

    Seller does a movement form on ag food. Age of calf matters for movements as far as I know though in terms of vet checks


  • #3
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    49801 wrote: »
    Seller does a movement form on ag food. Age of calf matters for movements as far as I know though in terms of vet checks

    anything over 6wks needs to be tb tested


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    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    theaceofspies wrote: »
    Lads,
    Always bought calves at the mart but a neighbour has a few nice ones for sale. The mart always looked after the paperwork. What Forms need to be done to move calves between farms? - I use Agfood so maybe there is an option there?
    Thanks

    If your neighbour is on Agfood too, it's a very simple movement transaction. He simply moves the animals into your herd & gets a movement permit number which you have to use.

    If he's not on agfood, there is a form available on the dept site to send off. Just make sure they're under 42 days if not tested.


  • #5
    theaceofspies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭theaceofspies


    Thanks for the help lads - appreciated


  • #6
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,459 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    simx wrote: »
    anything over 6wks needs to be tb tested
    And must have a clear BVD result and over 10 days old.


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  • #7
    farmerjj
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    Base price wrote: »
    And must have a clear BVD result and over 10 days old.

    Over 10days? Never heard that before, y would that be a rule?


  • #8
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,459 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    farmerjj wrote: »
    Over 10days? Never heard that before, y would that be a rule?
    Was told by a Dept Inspector but reading the regulations it is over a journey of 100klms and/or the calves naval has not fully healed.
    Also calves for export/slaughter cannot travel under 10 days of age.

    https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/transportofliveanimals/Guidelines_WelfareOfAnimalsDuringTransport.pdf

    They are pigs of less than three w
    eeks, lambs of less than one week and
    calves of less than ten days of age,
    unless they are transported less than
    100 km;
    Pigs, lambs and calves should not be
    transported before they are 3
    weeks, 1 week, and 10 days of age, re
    spectively, unless the transport is less
    than 100km. For such journeys, consider
    ation should be give
    n to the special
    requirements of the specific animals. A transport of less than 100km for the
    specific species should not
    be considered unless
    the navel of the animal is
    adequately healed.


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