Tb reactors

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Chris123

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Location

Shropshire

• Jan 21, 2024

• #1

Not selling fat cattle ourselves, how clean do the reactors have to be? hauliers said make sure they are clean, compensation reduced to 50% if are deemed too dirty at slaughter. Anyone had an issue with this, the compensation isn’t particularly great for the young bulls as it is

 

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goodevans

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• Jan 21, 2024

• #2

You could say they are under withdrawal and would be shot on farm ,but that would be a shame as wouldn't end up in food chain,morally wrong but what is fair about tb and restrictions and freedom to trade

 

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Chris123

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Location

Shropshire

• Jan 21, 2024

• #3

goodevans said:

You could say they are under withdrawal and would be shot on farm ,but that would be a shame as wouldn't end up in food chain,morally wrong but what is fair about tb and restrictions and freedom to trade

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That will definitely be the case next time if we have an issue, they are clean in my eyes been bedded on a good bed of straw all winter

 

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Devon Gurfallo

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Mixed Farmer

• Jan 21, 2024

• #4

I took photos of mine before they went in case there was a problem.

 

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Chris123

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Location

Shropshire

• Jan 21, 2024

• #5

Devon Gurfallo said:

I took photos of mine before they went in case there was a problem.

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Good shout thankyou will do that in the morning before I send them

 

Hummin-Cummins

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Gods country (England)

• Jan 22, 2024

• #6

Send them and if they’re to dirty defra dont get paid it shouldn’t effect your compensation because you can have them shot on farm, chucked in the skip and you still get full compensation.
Fudging TB is a nightmare as it is without the powers that be putting pressure on about how clean they are.
Sorry to hear you’ve had reactors.

 

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Werzle

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Location

Midlands

• Jan 22, 2024

• #7

Welsh farming program ffarmio tonight at 9pm on s4c is going to be about a young farming family from carmarthen with 27 tb reactors being shot on farm with their unborn calves kicking inside them.