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, […]
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, […]
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
Use this guide to prepare for a Red Tractor assurance audit with confidence. 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 […]
Poultry Farm Fallen Stock Collection – Managing Daily Mortality on Broiler and Laying Units
Poultry units run at scale, and even on a well-managed broiler or laying farm, a baseline level of daily mortality is unavoidable. Handling that mortality lawfully and hygienically is a core part of running a compliant unit, and Martlands provides licensed poultry fallen stock collection as part of our wider fallen stock and ABP collection […]
Livestock Markets and Auction Marts – Fallen Stock and ABP Duties on Sale Day
Livestock markets and auction marts carry their own fallen stock and ABP duties on sale day. An auction mart on sale day moves large numbers of animals through its pens, and inevitably some will die on site or arrive dead, creating fallen stock obligations the mart operator must meet. Martlands supports markets as part of […]
Why Prompt Fallen Stock Collection Is Critical During Hot Weather
Summer brings welcome warmth and longer days to the UK farming calendar, but it also creates particular challenges for fallen stock management. When temperatures rise, the decomposition of animal carcasses accelerates dramatically, creating a range of biosecurity, environmental, and practical problems that make prompt collection even more important than at other times of year. Martland’s […]
Deer and Venison Farm Fallen Stock and ABP Collection – Compliance for a Growing Sector
Farmed deer and venison production has grown steadily across the UK, and like any livestock enterprise it generates fallen stock and animal by-products that must be handled under the ABP framework. Martlands provides licensed deer farm fallen stock and ABP collection within our wider fallen stock and ABP collection service, operating from our family-run, DEFRA-approved […]
Open Farms, Petting Farms and City Farms – Fallen Stock and ABP Collection With the Public in Mind
Visitor attractions that keep animals carry an unusual mix of responsibilities, because they must manage fallen stock and animal by-products to the same legal standard as any farm while also protecting members of the public who come into close contact with their animals. Martlands serves open and petting farms as part of our fallen stock […]
How Fallen Stock Collection Services Support Upland and Remote Farms
Farmers operating in upland, hill, or other remote areas of the United Kingdom face a particular set of challenges when it comes to fallen stock management. Difficult terrain, remote field systems, limited road access, and the practical difficulties of working in exposed conditions all compound the already demanding task of managing fallen stock in compliance […]