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Navigating Butcher Regulations and Scheduling

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What you Need to Know about Taking a Cow to the Butcher, Cost, Cuts and More!

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Contact local butcher shops (also referred to as abattoirs or slaughterhouses) to establish a relationship and inquire about their scheduling. Be prepared for potentially long waiting lists, which can range from 12 to 24 months. You'll need to book your animal's processing slot well in advance. Additionally, be aware of specific regulations: for cattle 30 months or older, the backbone and spinal cord must be removed due to 'Mad Cow Disease' concerns, which means T-bone steaks cannot be cut from these animals. If an animal has been medicated, ensure the full withdrawal period has passed, as indicated on the medication label, before sending it for processing. Butcher shops in most states will not accept sick or injured animals that cannot walk or stand off the trailer.

Goal: Comply with regulations and secure a butcher shop appointment in a timely manner.

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  • Medication labels N/A — Checking withdrawal periods for animal medications
  • Phone N/A — Contacting butcher shops for scheduling and inquiries

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now there are certain rules and laws that you guys need to know about for making like t-bone steaks so if a cow is older than i believe 18 months you correct me if i'm wrong guys correct me in the comments if a cow's older than 18 months due to the mad cow disease situation that we had years ago several years back they will not make a t-bone steak for you in other words they don't want any of that nerve tissue from the backbone from the spinal cord in your meat because that runs a higher risk of contracting mad cow disease if your cow were to have something like that so that's something to think about the way this worked was we took our cow which was a coal cow was a seven-year-old cow and we took her to the butcher shop we loaded her up on the trailer ran her through the handling equipment and you want to make sure if you're medicating your animals that you read all the directions on the medications that you're giving your animals so say you dewormed your cows a month ago you probably don't want to take that cow to the butcher shop at all you need to call and establish a relationship with your local butcher shop okay guys with this entire crazy economy that we have right now butcher shops are anywhere from 12 to 18 to even 24 months out so you've got to go ahead and get an appointment established even

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