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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: larrylamb on January 25, 2024, 05:48:45 pm

Title: Sheep movement
Post by: larrylamb on January 25, 2024, 05:48:45 pm

Hi I have just bought a farm in Scotland is there a stand still time for stock when moved on holding I now in England it's 6 days just been speaking to my new vet and says no stand still confused I have read it's 13 days

Title: Re: Sheep movement
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 25, 2024, 06:45:49 pm

Scottish Gov webpage (https://www.gov.scot/publications/animal-health-movement-restrictions/pages/general-health-controls/) says 13 days for all livestock except pigs, for which it's 20.  Like England, they can still go direct to slaughter.

Title: Re: Sheep movement
Post by: larrylamb on January 25, 2024, 06:57:07 pm

But can they go to local mart fat sale Hoggs

Title: Re: Sheep movement
Post by: shep53 on January 26, 2024, 08:31:15 am

No only direct to abattoir

Title: Re: Sheep movement
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 26, 2024, 11:59:24 pm

Not a regular fat sale but they could go to a "red slaughter market", where everything must go direct to slaughter from the sale.

Title: Re: Sheep movement
Post by: Fleecewife on January 27, 2024, 06:05:18 pm

13 days unless you have an isolation area.  We have, it's conveniently a field on the other side of the road. They are very understanding here so you can always phone SAMU to ask if you have an odd situation or are puzzled.