On using pain killers, I've never considered such a thing or even heard of the practice in 40 years in this job and I always assumed that antibiotic testing took place in abbatoirs, is this not true? Has anybody else heard of this happening?As ever rather then share opionins, some members resort to swearing and personal attacks. Because they have a crystal ball on their dining room table and can see how every other farmer, farms.
When was the last time you graded on a ewe slaughter line?. I was at an abattoir earlier this week, from a lot of 93 ewes, 2 died overnight in the abattoir lairage, 1 was condemned and 6 had joints removed due to arthritis. 2 tups had swollen testicles. Yet all these animals were walking and went through a sale ring 24 hours earlier. So how does a animal go from limp free walking to death and arthritis ridden over night without some form of pain killers?.
Unfortunately it is common for some carcasses of cull animals to be littered with small abscesses from unsterilised diy injection needles. This is caused by the reuse of the same needle on several animals with no prior cleansing. And sorry, yes I do know what I'm talking about because I have been on a training course to look out for tell tale signs as we were getting too many waste trimmings at one plant.
I am not defending halal slaughter and if it is done incorrectly the plant should be heavily fined and licences suspended, nor do I find it acceptable that farmers can criticise slaughter yet still send their own animals to these plants when they need to.