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	WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER LODGE & THOMAS Will sell 11.45 am 500 Lambs, Cull Ewes, Breeding and Store Sheep ****** Further entries to the Auctioneers. ******************************************* ENTRY FORMS Vendors are reminded that all sheep moved to market must be accompanied by a movement form, completed by the vendor. These forms are being checked every week to ensure that the regulations are being adhered to. These forms are available from the Auctioneers. Click here for a sheep movement form ******************************************* SHEEP EID AND TAGGING Sheep producers should be aware that the UK sheep industry is due to adopt Electronic Identification (EID) for all sheep aged over twelve months born after 1^st January 2010. There have been some worrying industry discussions and lobbying for a specific derogation for EID tagging for slaughter only lambs under twelve months old. The National Farmers’ Union have been pushing this derogation very forcefully on the basis of a small cost saving. Auctioneers have grave concerns over the long term viability of this option and feel that it will further reduce the ability of lamb producers within this country to use the live marketing option for their stock and in turn will reduce producers options as far as marketing and transparency are concerned. Chris Dodds, the Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association, recently wrote an article for the Farmers Guardian on 4^th July 2008. Please click here for a link to this article. ACT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE For further information relating to sheep identification and EID or indeed the derogation please do not hesitate to contact either Edd Buckland, Jim Large or Ben Messer-Bennetts. ******************************************* SHEEP IDENTIFICATION NEW DOUBLE TAGGING RULES This is a brief summary of the new double tagging rules, particularly insofar as they affect the marketing of sheep. When will double tagging be introduced? On 11^th January 2008. Any sheep born on or after that date will have to be tagged according to the new rules. Will double tagging apply to all sheep? Lambs born on or after 11^th January 2008 and intended for slaughter in the UK by twelve months of age can still be single tagged. Only animals not intended for slaughter need to be double tagged. What about older animals i.e. hoggets/sheep over twelve months old including cull ewes? All sheep which have already been identified with a UK tag before 11^th January 2008 can continue to be identified with a single eartag and do not require any further tags. What about ‘S’ tags – are they still required? ‘S’ tags will no longer be used. If lambs born on or after 11^th January 2008 reach twelve months of age will they need to be double tagged? Yes. Any lambs that reach twelve months of age after 11^th January 2008 will then have to be double tagged. Must the two tags be identical?** Where double tagging is required the identification numbers on the two tags must be identical when first applied and it is advised that one tag should be applied to each ear. The above is only a very brief summary of some of the new rules. Producers should ensure that they are conversant with all of the new rules and fully comply with them. Further information can be obtained from the livestock helpline at RPA on 0845 0509876 or from the Defra website www.defra.gov.uk. The Defra publication on the new rules is entitled ‘Guidance for Keepers in England – Rules for Identifying Sheep and Goats’.
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