Tb testing in open fronted parlour?

[Blue.]

As the title,got my tb test next week,anyone do testing in an open fronted parlour or a herringbone race?

Just thinking it would be a fair bit quicker doing them up one side of the parlour.

Tia Eulb

 

[vinnie123]

do you not think it will spook the cows more than ever with a stranger fannying about up front while your trying to keep units on

 

[Blue.]

do you not think it will spook the cows more than ever with a stranger fannying about up front while your trying to keep units on

Not during milking.

 

[vinnie123]

ah i see! no reason why not then is there? are cows tight enough in parlour that they can't shy back from vet?

 

[RobFZS]

can't see why not, but race is easier as they're all jammed together and you can do about 6 at once before letting them out

 

[Blue.]

ah i see! no reason why not then is there? are cows tight enough in parlour that they can't shy back from vet?

Can be altered so tighter than usual,I just wanted to see what others do.

 

[Blue.]

can't see why not, but race is easier as they're all jammed together and you can do about 6 at once before letting them out

Do they not get there heads on the wrong sides?

 

[rc mx110]

As the title,got my tb test next week,anyone do testing in an open fronted parlour or a herringbone race?

Just thinking it would be a fair bit quicker doing them up one side of the parlour.

Tia Eulb

That's how we do it, run them up the side with no jars. Vet and 1 person in front, someone in the pit to just keep them going and 2 behind to try to keep parlour full.

 

[Riggy]

We have just done ours a few weeks Ago, we did them over the front gate then let them go one by one, only thing is if you get a flighty one you'll have to do two together as you'll never stop it from barging out! It's a quick way though cos they're so familiar with the parlour, lots of cleaning at the end though

 

[RobFZS]

Do they not get there heads on the wrong sides?

narr, usually abit of neck poking somewhere for the vet to trim and jab

 

[Blue.]

We have just done ours a few weeks Ago, we did them over the front gate then let them go one by one, only thing is if you get a flighty one you'll have to do two together as you'll never stop it from barging out! It's a quick way though cos they're so familiar with the parlour, lots of cleaning at the end though

We used to do them all through one side of the parlour at the front gate,last time when we had a false positive we did everything through the crush,it took forever.

 

[rc mx110]

I'd never put the cows through the crush I quite like the idea of doing them in locking yolks on the barrier but then you don't want it too easy for the vet cause you'll be a good farm to come back to retest

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Yes. We have a herringbone race that will hold 40 cows and its certainly a lot quicker than running them through a crush but you really need 2 or 3 people in the collecting yard keeping them pushed up (no backing gate) and another 2 loading the raceti make sure they're all facing the right way and bunched up really tight..

This week we tested through the parlour for the first time. We turned the feeders right down so they were just getting a handfull and moved the breast rail out a couple of inches so the cows were really tight. It worked brilliantly and with just 1 person loading and unloading from the pit and no one in the yard we jabbed 300 in 90 mins.

Reading tomorrow. With 1 clear test in 6 years I'm not looking forward it.

 

[Blue.]

I'd never put the cows through the crush I quite like the idea of doing them in locking yolks on the barrier but then you don't want it too easy for the vet cause you'll be a good farm to come back to retest

We are on 4 year testing and now they have decided everything on the farm needs doing (only right) but I hate doing it.

 

[rc mx110]

We are on 4 year testing and now they have decided everything on the farm needs doing (only right) but I hate doing it.

Does anybody???

 

[Blue.]

Yes. We have a herringbone race that will hold 40 cows and its certainly a lot quicker than running them through a crush but you really need 2 or 3 people in the collecting yard keeping them pushed up (no backing gate) and another 2 loading the raceti make sure they're all facing the right way and bunched up really tight..

This week we tested through the parlour for the first time. We turned the feeders right down so they were just getting a handfull and moved the breast rail out a couple of inches so the cows were really tight. It worked brilliantly and with just 1 person loading and unloading from the pit and no one in the yard we jabbed 300 in 90 mins.

Reading tomorrow. With 1 clear test in 6 years I'm not looking forward it.
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Thanks,I hope that it goes ok.

 

[Blue.]

Does anybody???

Vets?

 

[rc mx110]

Vets?

One of the only people that YOU pay to work for you but still screws you over

 

[BELOWAVERAGE]

Yes. We have a herringbone race that will hold 40 cows and its certainly a lot quicker than running them through a crush but you really need 2 or 3 people in the collecting yard keeping them pushed up (no backing gate) and another 2 loading the raceti make sure they're all facing the right way and bunched up really tight..

This week we tested through the parlour for the first time. We turned the feeders right down so they were just getting a handfull and moved the breast rail out a couple of inches so the cows were really tight. It worked brilliantly and with just 1 person loading and unloading from the pit and no one in the yard we jabbed 300 in 90 mins.

Reading tomorrow. With 1 clear test in 6 years I'm not looking forward it.
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Does your vet not take every ear number and trim every cow properly, how can he check those cattle against the bcms list which he brings with him. My vet obviously thinks I'm an untrustworthy dodgy character, and it can't be to do with numbers as we often have a lot of cattle about.

 

[jimmer]

it all depends on your cows @eulb , we could do our jerseys in the collecting yard , but the holsteins would need to be in the race

we tried it in a herringbone race once and it was a disaster as they kept turning their heads and turning around at every opportunity , yet the same herringbone race for pd'ing was perfect