Cattle drinking from watercourses...

[crashbox]

Is it legal nowadays for cattle to drink from rivers and streams?

 

[Fendt516profi]

Probably not but what's the difference between cows and deer or any other wild animals

 

[steveR]

Is it legal nowadays for cattle to drink from rivers and streams?

Yep, but don't let them crap in the water!! So fenced drinking spots are the preferred option, or solar/pasture pumps.

 

[muleman]

The worlds gone mad if its not!

 

[egbert]

Is it legal nowadays for cattle to drink from rivers and streams?

Sure hope so...

 

[Slippery Slope]

They would have to build a new prison around here if it’s illegal.

 

[Tarw Coch]

The worlds gone mad if its not!

Its not............but I’m not so sure about the world

 

[muleman]

Its not............but I’m not so sure about the world

Theres some criminals about in this job then!

 

[JSmith]

Cattle love getting in water if they can, one bunch of ours have a choice of a tank or the canal, they always go to the canal, every time!! River wise, I wouldn’t be bothered about a bit of organic cow shît in the water, I’d be more concerned with all the raw human sewage that gets dumped in them when no one’s looking

 

[TheRanger]

"Current legislation does not require watercourses to be fenced off or prohibit livestock access for drinking water; however, it does state you must prevent significant poaching and soil erosion by livestock within 5m of surface waters or wetlands"

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

We would struggle as on the Marshes it is all wet fences!!

 

[Dry Rot]

I would think damage to the banks and anything causing water to back up would be of concern. But whether it is in practice might hinge on who is involved!

 

[Agri Spec Solicitor]

We fenced off all watercourses because we wanted to be accredited for leptospirosis in cattle. I think it spreads in urine.

 

[kiwi pom]

Got to be fenced for cattle here I think. Not sure about sheep.

 

[Werzle]

I would think damage to the banks and anything causing water to back up would be of concern. But whether it is in practice might hinge on who is involved!

Water to back up Looking at the state of the rivers i think backing up water is the main priority

 

[unlacedgecko]

We fenced off all watercourses because we wanted to be accredited for leptospirosis in cattle. I think it spreads in urine.

Rat pee is main wildlife vector. But also spreads in cow urine. It's a risk to dairymen.

 

[Happy]

Cattle love getting in water if they can, one bunch of ours have a choice of a tank or the canal, they always go to the canal, every time!! River wise, I wouldn’t be bothered about a bit of organic cow shît in the water, I’d be more concerned with all the raw human sewage that gets dumped in them when no one’s looking

Surprisingly finding the opposite here.
Got a solar powered trough taking water from the river for 12 heifers. Float valve not shutting off flow this spring so just been plugging it in when I go check them in the morning until trough full.
Supplementing this with 2 ibc’s of mains water into a different trough and they are preferring that and emptying 2000lt every 6 days.

Makes you wonder if it’s the paddle in the canal/river rather than the drink they prefer

 

[JP1]

"Current legislation does not require watercourses to be fenced off or prohibit livestock access for drinking water; however, it does state you must prevent significant poaching and soil erosion by livestock within 5m of surface waters or wetlands"

I believe that may apply to England . I believe you can’t in Scotland ?

 

[unlacedgecko]

I believe that may apply to England . I believe you can’t in Scotland ?

I believe you're right. I know a family who sold their cattle in 2018 as the SEPA wanted them to fence the fill to exclude cattle from the waterways.

 

[JP1]

I believe you're right. I know a family who sold their cattle in 2018 as the SEPA wanted them to fence the fill to exclude cattle from the waterways.

Have several friends moaning about the extent of the fencing they are having to do