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Cost of insuring stock bull

  • 23-02-2016 05:07PM
    #1
    Cattlepen
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    Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of insuring a stock bull against injury, illness and infertility?


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  • #2
    farawaygrass
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    Cattlepen wrote: »
    Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of insuring a stock bull against injury, illness and infertility?

    I got a quote of Fbd last summer for a new bull. I'll have to check to see if I still have later it but it was crazy altogether, a few hundred.


  • #3
    Parishlad
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    Cattlepen wrote: »
    Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of insuring a stock bull against injury, illness and infertility?

    Can't remember what we pay exactly off the top of my head but I think it's based on the value of the bull. So the more you paid for the bull the higher the insurance. Our bull cost about €2.5k and I think the insurance is less than €300 with FBD.


  • #4
    king_m
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    The cost to insure your bull is costed at 10% of the insured value; ie insure value of €4000 will cost you €400


  • #5
    whelan2
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    What is covered? Injury, infertility, disease? I assume you also have to get vet to certify him first. So that is an extra cost


  • #6
    Cattlepen
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    What is covered? Injury, infertility, disease? I assume you also have to get vet to certify him first. So that is an extra cost

    Bull will be inspected by vet. That's not a problem. Insurance are looking €1000 a year for two Bulls. One cost 5000 and the other 3900. Sounds outrageous


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  • #7
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,981 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Cattlepen wrote: »
    Bull will be inspected by vet. That's not a problem. Insurance are looking €1000 a year for two Bulls. One cost 5000 and the other 3900. Sounds outrageous

    I know the last time we looked into it we didn't bother. Was crazy money


  • #8
    orm0nd
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    What is covered? Injury, infertility, disease? I assume you also have to get vet to certify him first. So that is an extra cost

    infertility not covered unless result of injury


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