- Location
- somerset
we had 3 ir's, first problem for 10 years+ We pre movement tested some calves, sold private treaty, through auctioneers, lorry booked to take them to mart, to offload, to go further. Mart rung up, don't bring them, night before, chap hasn't paid us yet ! Next day, letter, cow at abattoir gone down. So herd test, the 3 irs, 2 bulls and I/c hfr, all come bach no vis lesions, cow came back negative, reading 1st 60 day test tomorrow, everything xed, next 60 day mid jan, just before we start calving. But what a load of hassle, paperwork, pile nearly 1'' thick. I have friends shut down, the extra work/stock, the 'antis' haven't got a clue what its like. I friend has gone clear, in the last 20 yrs, he has only had dozen orange mkts,, and he now fattens everything, He's in a cull zone, and now has no badgers. says it all.