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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: suzi on June 19, 2023, 05:29:58 am

Title: Sheeps skin
Post by: suzi on June 19, 2023, 05:29:58 am

I’m about to send our first lambs off to slaughter next week.
I suddenly thought why don’t we get the lambs skin back for rugs.
The slaughter has said I need a CAT3 licence and to forwarding it to them.
I can’t find the damn licence.
Does anyone know where I can find this please?

Seems wrong not to use every part of the animal.

Thank you

Suzi

Title: Re: Sheeps skin
Post by: Tim W on June 19, 2023, 07:13:32 am

Technically a DEFRA licence is needed to tan skins
Try these guys for more information  www.organicsheepskins.co.uk

With my local abattoir i've never had a problem , they just give me the skins back   

Title: Re: Sheeps skin
Post by: Penninehillbilly on June 20, 2023, 02:06:12 pm

Try this link, I can't actually get into the files, my tablet keeps asking permission for each file so I have up.
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/animal-by-products-specific-guidance

Title: Re: Sheeps skin
Post by: SallyintNorth on June 21, 2023, 02:38:04 pm

Quote from: Penninehillbilly on June 20, 2023, 02:06:12 pm

Try this link, I can't actually get into the files, my tablet keeps asking permission for each file so I have up.https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/animal-by-products-specific-guidance

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Title: Re: Sheeps skin
Post by: suzi on July 02, 2023, 02:57:04 pm

thank you. i had the forms filled out. then my mum got taken into hispital. i never got chance to send them with the lambs. which was such a shame.

my lambs coming through their fleece is no where near as good as the lambs i bred.

im not planning to breed for next season because weve had cocci run through. i want to give them chance to recover fully.

theres always next year :)

thank you