Scottish Government

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

SECTION 1 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL CATTLE
Stockmanship
General
Inspection
Handling
Transport off-farm
Marking
Clipping

Health
General
Condition scoring
Biosecurity
Lameness
External parasites
Internal parasites
Dosing and vaccination equipment
Notifiable diseases
Sick and injured animals
Downer animals
Record keeping

Feed, water and other substances

Accommodation
General
Straw yards
Cubicles
Cowsheds
Space allowances
Ventilation
Lighting

Equipment

Management
General
Fencing and hedges
Injurious weeds
Fire and other emergency precautions

SECTION 2 - SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
Pregnancy and calving

Calf rearing
General
Inspection
Sick and injured calves
Feed, water and other substances
Accommodation
Moving and selling calves
Castration
Disbudding and dehorning
Supernumerary teats

Breeding animals
Breeding
Inspection
Management
Natural service - bulls
Artificial insemination and embryo transfer
Ultrasound scanning
Bull pens

Dairy cows
General
Mastitis
Milking

Appendix
Useful publications

A Legislation related to cattle welfare

B Publications related to cattle welfare and biosecurity and further information on cattle identification and cattle movements

C Defra publications related to cattle welfare