The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: mebnandtrn on September 30, 2016, 07:25:27 am
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We are new to cattle and cattle regulations, and the calf we were given accidentally is nearing the end of her time. Do we need to give an up to date TB test to the abatoir? Hers is slightly overdue. A local farmer says its not our responsibility to chase them, and as she is registered properly etc they will contact us. Is this correct? We are in England. Many thanks
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She doesn't need to be tb tested to go direct to slaughter.
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She will only need TB testing if she is being moved to another livestock holding. TB tests are not needed for animals going direct to slaughter :)
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It's the holding which has the TB Testing time period, not the animal.
Depending on where you are in England and the local approach to TB, which is now risk-based, and the same for the destination holding, you may or may not need animals tested before they are moved to another holding.
I'd just ask the abbatior or your local animal health, to be sure. There are so many regional and localised variations in how it's handled now, unless one of us is in the same parish as you we probably don't know the rules which apply to you. And even then, we might be wrong, as some of the restrictions can be applied to individual holdings, and to holdings which abut holdings on which there has been a reactor, and not to other holdings in the same parish.