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Cows kept in a closed mart??

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  • 13-09-2020 5:41pm
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    donotvalidate
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭


    I've just passed my local Mart, which is locked up, but I can hear cows in one of the sheds/buildings. Seems a bit odd to me. Should there be cattle in a closed mart?


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    893bet
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    donotvalidate wrote: »
    I've just passed my local Mart, which is locked up, but I can hear cows in one of the sheds/buildings. Seems a bit odd to me. Should there be cattle in a closed mart?

    Perhaps sold subject to seller and he said no and is waiting to collect.


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    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,875 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    donotvalidate wrote: »
    I've just passed my local Mart, which is locked up, but I can hear cows in one of the sheds/buildings. Seems a bit odd to me. Should there be cattle in a closed mart?

    There's a myriad of reasons why there could be cattle on the mart premises outside of sale day's. They could be waiting to be collected by the buyer/seller, being held for clearance to export, be left in overnight for a sale the following morning ect. There'd usually be different stock lying about a mart at all times due to to some of the aforementioned reasons. Any marts I frequent have a dedicated lairage where stock have access to water and fodder for the duration of there stay. It's no different to being in a shed on a farm, it's not like they've been forgotten over the weekend.


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    donotvalidate
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭donotvalidate


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    There's a myriad of reasons why there could be cattle on the mart premises outside of sale day's. They could be waiting to be collected by the buyer/seller, being held for clearance to export, be left in overnight for a sale the following morning ect. There'd usually be different stock lying about a mart at all times due to to some of the aforementioned reasons. Any marts I frequent have a dedicated lairage where stock have access to water and fodder for the duration of there stay. It's no different to being in a shed on a farm, it's not like they've been forgotten over the weekend.

    Exactly what I wanted to hear! Thank you :)


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