Pig farming presents a specific set of fallen stock management challenges that reflect the nature of pig production systems, the health pressures faced by indoor pig units in particular, and the detailed regulatory framework that applies to the disposal of pig carcasses. Martland’s Fallen Stock Collection Service works with pig farmers across the UK to […]
Commercial Documents Explained – The Paperwork Every ABP and Fallen Stock Collection Must Produce
For every animal by-product and fallen stock collection, a piece of paper travels with the load, and that Commercial Document is the legal backbone of the whole system. Martlands provides a Commercial Document with every collection across our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, Lancashire. Understanding […]
Supermarket and Food Retail Waste – ABP, Food Waste and Former Foodstuffs Collection
A busy store generates a constant flow of date-expired stock, deli and counter trimmings, and surplus product, and a large share of it is animal by-product or food waste subject to specific collection rules. Martlands serves food retailers as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base […]
Goat and Smallholder Fallen Stock Collection – Compliant Disposal for Small Flocks and Herds
Smallholders and goat keepers are subject to exactly the same fallen stock law as large commercial farms, and many are surprised to learn that the duty applies even to a single animal kept on a paddock. Martlands offers licensed smallholder and goat fallen stock collection as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, […]
Mixed Livestock Farms – Managing Multiple ABP Categories at Once
A farm running cattle, sheep and pigs together, perhaps alongside some on-farm processing, can find itself dealing with more than one category of animal by-product at the same time, and keeping the categories straight is the key to staying compliant. Martlands handles every category under one arrangement as part of our fallen stock and ABP […]
Animals Euthanised With Barbiturates – Why They Are Category 1 ABP and How to Dispose of Them
When a horse, farm animal or other large animal is put to sleep by a vet using a barbiturate injection, the carcass cannot be treated like an ordinary fallen animal, because the drug residue places it in the highest risk category of animal by-product. Martlands handles these cases correctly as part of our fallen stock […]
Safe On-Farm Storage of Fallen Stock Before Collection – A Practical Guide
The hours between an animal dying and the collection vehicle arriving are when good fallen stock management is really tested, and how you store a carcass in that window matters for biosecurity, compliance and the speed of collection itself. Martlands advises farmers on safe storage as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, […]
Environmental Health Inspections – The Butchers Waste and ABP Evidence Officers Check
An environmental health visit can come with little warning, and for any premises handling meat the way you manage butchers waste and animal by-products is one of the things an officer will scrutinise. Martlands keeps butchers and food businesses inspection-ready as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA […]
Fallen Stock Collection During a Bovine TB Breakdown – What Cattle Farmers Need to Know
A bovine TB breakdown is one of the most stressful events a cattle farmer can face, and amid the testing, movement restrictions and reactor removals it is easy to overlook how fallen stock arising during a breakdown must be handled. Martlands supports cattle farmers through these periods with licensed collection as part of our fallen […]
Preparing for a Red Tractor Assurance Audit – Your Fallen Stock and ABP Records
A Red Tractor assessment looks at far more than animal welfare and feed records, and how you dispose of fallen stock and the paperwork behind it is squarely within the assessor’s scope. Martlands helps farmers walk into an audit with their disposal records in order, as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service […]