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  • 23-07-2019 10:36am
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    grassroot1
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    Is it no longer required for vets to sign cards after a TB test?


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    _Brian
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    grassroot1 wrote: »
    Is it no longer required for vets to sign cards after a TB test?

    Our vet mentioned something about that at our test but said that they still like to do it, particularly for private sales.


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    148multi
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    grassroot1 wrote: »
    Is it no longer required for vets to sign cards after a TB test?

    Cost of replacing the full cards altered the view of the department.


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    moneyheer
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    Brought cattle tto mart a while ago with cards not signed, wouldn't accept them had to get cards signed. Lucky vets were only down road😊


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    grassroot1
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    moneyheer wrote:
    Brought cattle tto mart a while ago with cards not signed, wouldn't accept them had to get cards signed. Lucky vets were only down road😊


    Enniscorthy?


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    whelan2
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    moneyheer wrote: »
    Brought cattle tto mart a while ago with cards not signed, wouldn't accept them had to get cards signed. Lucky vets were only down road😊

    No problem here with that. Once it's on agfood it's on the system


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    moneyheer
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    grassroot1 wrote: »
    moneyheer wrote:
    Brought cattle tto mart a while ago with cards not signed, wouldn't accept them had to get cards signed. Lucky vets were only down road😊


    Enniscorthy?
    Yeah


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    grassroot1
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    That's where I was heading when I noticed the card not signed


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    hopeso
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    My vet hasn't singed them the last few years...They just rubber stamp the date of the test on the card....


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    Base price
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    Vets are no longer obliged to stamp & sign BTE cards/Passports after testing. However it may suit some farmers who have not yet signed up to agfood but I read somewhere that all farmers must be signed up in the near future.

    All marts, factories and exporter's are "live" with DAFM so it shouldn't be a problem when you bring your cattle to a mart. If your local mart rejects your cattle because the cards are not stamped then you should contact your local DVO.
    https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/contact/regionalveterinaryoffices/


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