Imported dairy cows/heifers

[maen]

Does anyone have current prices of imported dairy cattle?

 

[Robot Jon]

£1450 in calve German heifers, that was 2 months ago tho.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I'd be surprised if there aren't something very cheap UK cows come Christmas time

 

[Weasel]

Why do folk import cattle? Youl end up bringing some disease in to this country

 

[Rossymons]

Why do folk import cattle? Youl end up bringing some disease in to this country

Nothing that isn't already endemic in this country.

Our European counterparts are laughing at us for our failure in controlling BVD and TB.

 

[Weasel]

Nothing that isn't already endemic in this country.

Our European counterparts are laughing at us for our failure in controlling BVD and TB.

That's probably because there's idiots importing cattle in!

 

[Scholsey]

That's probably because there's idiots importing cattle in!

 

[Robot Jon]

Why do folk import cattle? Youl end up bringing some disease in to this country

 

[Weasel]

Something funny??

 

[Robot Jon]

Something funny??

Yes

 

[Weasel]

Yes

What? Beats me why folk would think of importing cattle

 

[Robot Jon]

What? Beats me why folk would think of importing cattle

Why wouldn't they when they can get Hi health quality cattle at a sensible price?

 

[Weasel]

Why wouldn't they when they can get Hi health quality cattle at a sensible price?

Because they risk importing disease!
Knock on effect for neighbouring farms ect

 

[Robot Jon]

Because they risk importing disease!
Knock on effect for neighbouring farms ect

What disease exactly are you on about? My cows never go out so not much chance of my cows given any one else something they haven't already got

 

[Weasel]

What disease exactly are you on about? My cows never go out so not much chance of my cows given any one else something they haven't already got

I'm a beef Farmer so slightly different to you boys!
What happens if you import something in and it spreads through all your cows?

 

[Robot Jon]

I'm a beef Farmer so slightly different to you boys!
What happens if you import something in and it spreads through all your cows?

Like what?

 

[Sid]

Johnes was imported from Holland many years ago.

We are an island we should have high health status. We kick off about meats coming in and F and M but dairy cows are fine.

There are diseases on the continent that we do not have in the UK yet.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Why do folk import cattle? Youl end up bringing some disease in to this country

Mainly because too many UK herds are still riddled with BVD, IBR, lepto, Johnes (all controllable) and (not their fault) TB. Some European countries are officially free of many of these.

 

[Robot Jon]

Johnes was imported from Holland many years ago.

We are an island we should have high health status. We kick off about meats coming in and F and M but dairy cows are fine.

There are diseases on the continent that we do not have in the UK yet.

Yes we are an island and "SHOULD" be hi health but were not. Really cant see the problem if i want too import TB free cattle to North Devon??? My cows never leave the buildings so if i do bring in a new disease i cant see how its going to affect anyone else? Each to there own???

 

[Sid]

Yes we are an island and "SHOULD" be hi health but were not. Really cant see the problem if i want too import TB free cattle to North Devon??? My cows never leave the buildings so if i do bring in a new disease i cant see how its going to affect anyone else? Each to there own???

British milk from imported cows fed on imported soya fed by imported machinery milked by imported milking machine using imported labour.
Great British milk...is it?