sch.4-sec.5Disbudding cattle

sch.4-sec.5 Disbudding cattle

A person may disbud cattle only if— the disbudding is done in a way that minimises the risk of harm to the cattle; and appropriate tools and methods are used to disbud the cattle. A person may use caustic chemicals to disbud a calf only if— the calf is less than 14 days of age; and the calf is not wet; and the calf is segregated from its mother for 4 hours after the treatment; and the calf can be kept dry for 12 hours after the treatment. In this section— disbudding , cattle, means the removing of an area of skin from the head of cattle, including the horn bud from a calf prior to solid attachment of the horn bud to the calf’s skull. (sch.4-sec.5-ssec.1) A person may disbud cattle only if— the disbudding is done in a way that minimises the risk of harm to the cattle; and appropriate tools and methods are used to disbud the cattle. (sch.4-sec.5-ssec.2) A person may use caustic chemicals to disbud a calf only if— the calf is less than 14 days of age; and the calf is not wet; and the calf is segregated from its mother for 4 hours after the treatment; and the calf can be kept dry for 12 hours after the treatment. (sch.4-sec.5-ssec.3) In this section— disbudding , cattle, means the removing of an area of skin from the head of cattle, including the horn bud from a calf prior to solid attachment of the horn bud to the calf’s skull.

• (a) the disbudding is done in a way that minimises the risk of harm to the cattle; and
• (b) appropriate tools and methods are used to disbud the cattle.
• (a) the calf is less than 14 days of age; and
• (b) the calf is not wet; and
• (c) the calf is segregated from its mother for 4 hours after the treatment; and
• (d) the calf can be kept dry for 12 hours after the treatment.