Minger:
I take it that there is no specific requirements needed for livestock then
Yes, there are different requirements for moving livestock.
You need to comply with defra ( England) , or serad scotland’s current legislation for the type of animal/ bird you want to move. It is a good start if you have actually been handling livestock in the past .
Wether moving livestock, or dead stock, there is legislation to comply with on both.
Yes but your testes (if applicable) are safer with the latter.
Livestock work is probably a job best suited to someone from a farming background, who knows how to handle and look after animals, and is well up to date with the red tape and paperwork involved in this line of work. Driving is the easy bit.
Minger:
I take it that there is no specific requirements needed for livestock then
Yes, there are different requirements for moving livestock.
You need to comply with defra ( England) , or serad scotland’s current legislation for the type of animal/ bird you want to move. It is a good start if you have actually been handling livestock in the past .
Wether moving livestock, or dead stock, there is legislation to comply with on both.
Yes but your testes (if applicable) are safer with the latter.
Sat in the lanes at cherbourg waiting to get on the ferry, heard a load of shouting and moaning, looked out to see a French livestock wagon pulled to one side, torchlight shining through the slats, turns out one of the cows was giving birth, lots of shouting and swearing in French coming from the driver in the back.
Port employees wandered over to see what was going on, they buggered off sharpish not wanting anything to do with it, had a giggle to themselves.
You also need knowledge of a whole other set of regs the required tickets for different types of livestock, cattle & sheep, pigs, poultry, horses are all different tests.
Definitely best suited to someone from a farm background.
Sometimes get a pendulum effect if you have big bull that decides to have a rumble around even when you have him properly confined, cows that suddenly take a dislike to each other once you’re on the road.
Steady driving required, remember these are living creatures and even if they’re going to slaughter should to be treated as well as possible. Not much use if they’re stressed out and bruised to ■■■■. Would you want meat from an animal that had been kicked around and full of stress hormones?
Going by the behaviour of most drivers transporting pigs or chickens around here, their welfare is of little interest to them. It’s more about getting the job done and going home.
Fincham:
Going by the behaviour of most drivers transporting pigs or chickens around here, their welfare is of little interest to them. It’s more about getting the job done and going home.
Sadly those are mostly mass produced 'stack 'em high sell ‘em cheap’ production sectors, producing a cheap product which suits the consumer. I’ve found most folk working with cattle and sheep tend to treat the stock better, though I have had to have words with Mart drovers in the past but they are quite often recruited off the dole queue on minimum wage, still no excuse though.
