to ship or not to ship

[lonewolf]

One late sunday night this winter the local vet and I sat down to have a cup of coffee after doing a c-section and we got into a debate aboout sending sick cows to market. From his stand point he was concerned that if a farmer had test done to check a cow and these tests came back positive for lets say X disease should that farmer unload that come and take what he can or take it out and take the loss. I informed him that my banker does not care where his loan payments come from just that the money comes my hands are tied on my end. so to the question TO Ship or not to ship? and should there be a government program to compensate the destruction of diseased animals? YOur thoughts.

[ValueChainFX]

As an industry we have to ask these questions. The government does have some responsibility in my thoughts. Given they are the regulators. As a producer you also have the responsibility to manage your operation to the best of your ability and I would think you would do that, relying on the regulations to protect your business. I sure believe we should review our plans to control challenges on the farm and the time is now.

[ALICIA]

It showed the Sask. Farmer helping them load his cattle on to the trucks to be taken away for testing.
I have to hand it to him,Know matter what there is know way I would help. After eight years and they are not even sure,Plus his cattle are Ab's and the cow that went down looked to me like a limo. or shorthorn. I really am not sure of the breed, was it even mentioned. I really would like to know the breed.

[lonewolf]

I guess I should pose the question this way. In this instant should the farmer have put that cow on the truck and sent her to auction knowing there was something wrong with her or have her destroyed on the farm and taken the loss of income.

[ALICIA]

Conflicting stores-
Heard that she was a downer.
Heard that she just had phamonia
If I had a downer, she whould of gone right to dead stock, because I would of know by the look of her that she was not fit for beef and I wouldn't of wanted any one to see her.
Plus he proubly didn't get any thing for her any way. But problems.
So was it a good thing or a bad thing?
Just depends how you look at it I guess.

[dfarms11]

Even if he killed the cow at home, odds are he still would have phoned the rendering company to pick it up which is where the cow was diagnosed from anyway, was it not?

[ALICIA]

I don't think the rendering company does testing on dead stock. If they had the cow would of been dignosted sooner.
The u.s. is traying to get a ban for seven years, it was passed into law when G. B. had the Mad Cow, and they are saying we should be under the same ban.