Guest MOLLY Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Just spoke with my farmer. He reckens the cattle may have been brought in from Argentina. Supposedly we are one of the only countries who still import cattle/meat from there knowing the country has foot and mouth. The foot and mouth virus can be found in the meat, it does not need to be a living animal MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ROOSTER Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 THIS goverment does'nt want farmers they do their damndest to make it hard for them to survive they prefer house on the land and then just import the meat from europe, i sometimes wonder if goverments have a hand in incidents like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Cattle have to have passports to go for slaughter, if they dont then they will be refused. Just got back from work now, we've been layed off until ban on transporting cattle has been lifted, just what i needed . The lads who have been at the slaughterhouse for a while think this could see the end of the company. Chances are ill be looking for a new job soon. Joe f*****g hell mate, that's a kick in the bollocks, hope you find something new very soon. If the disease has come from an infected country then that's criminally irresponsible, thought we did the Argies once, is this their way of getting back at us? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacob 28 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 whats the latest there in guildford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Cattle have to have passports to go for slaughter, if they dont then they will be refused. Just got back from work now, we've been layed off until ban on transporting cattle has been lifted, just what i needed . The lads who have been at the slaughterhouse for a while think this could see the end of the company. Chances are ill be looking for a new job soon. Joe good luck mate, hope ye find a better job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 here in guildford it is a bit too quiet the farm in question is on a minor rd that joins the A3 this rd is closed and they are disinfecting the rd the cattle are going to be culled on site and TRANSPORTED somewhere else to dispose of the carcases even though there have been calls to burn the animals on site !! as for me we cant move any of the livestock at the moment but this i understand as it only 4 miles from my yard and six from my house the farm its self is in quarantine with a 3km exclusion zone but otherwise the countryside is open ! they have band the export of all animals across the country and they are investigating further possible cases Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 It was on the news that there are 2 possible causes..1) Imported meat. 2) There is a scientific research lab within a couple of miles, which do have F&M infected cattle for research. But it is still just speculation. MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 (edited) i read somewhere i cant rember where that the bloke that discoverd mad cows thinks that it got in to this country because some one was testing it in a lab and it escaped so in his oppinion it was the goverments fault maybe hes right and it has happend again for f**k sake its right on my door step six miles was close but this takes the piss the lab there talking about is in pirbite i live in pirbrite :realmad: i didnt even know there was a lab near me ! Edited August 4, 2007 by ferret15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabitin girl 16 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Just seen on the news that they have identified it as the same type as the research centre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 i know it would be another cost for the farmers but foot and mouth can be vaccinated against it is similar in make up as polio and that is all but history in our country Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hob&Jill 258 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 i know it would be another cost for the farmers but foot and mouth can be vaccinated against it is similar in make up as polio and that is all but history in our country Begs the question why the **** arnt they vacinating asap? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabitin girl 16 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 I thought they could be vaccinated agaist it as well. I seem to remember from last time that they said in europe they vaccinate against foot and mouth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 we are the only country that has had foot and mouth and doesn't vaccinate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 (edited) we are the only country that has had foot and mouth and doesn't vaccinate sorry thats not correct see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_and_mouth_disease Edited August 4, 2007 by ferret15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jultaylor1972 2 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 The whole situation is just a nightmare for people Im so very lucky that it wont affect my job but I really feel for those people who it will affect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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