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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: white-blazes on September 01, 2011, 08:25:53 pm

Title: Movement laws - sheep and pigs
Post by: white-blazes on September 01, 2011, 08:25:53 pm

To those of you who keep both sheep and pigs on the same land.....

When bringing new pigs on the land, we have a 20 day standstill.

When bringing new sheep on the land, it's 6 days.

So today, we had more sheep arrive.  Does that mean the pigs have to stay put for 6 days or 20 days?

Not that they are moving anywhere until November, but I just wanted to make sure.  Likewise if we brought more pigs on, does that mean ALL animals have to stand still for 20 days, sheep included?

thanks

Title: Re: Movement laws - sheep and pigs
Post by: SallyintNorth on September 01, 2011, 09:22:03 pm

In England the 20 days is pigs on pigs.

Pigs on -> pigs standstill 20 days, everything else standstill 6 days. 
Sheep on -> everything standstill 6 days. 

You can download Defra's New Pig Keeper's Guide here :
http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2011/06/16/pb13564-new-pig-keepers-guide/ (http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2011/06/16/pb13564-new-pig-keepers-guide/)

Title: Re: Movement laws - sheep and pigs
Post by: white-blazes on September 01, 2011, 09:56:59 pm

Thanks Sally.  We have pigs, and are renting some land to a rare breed sheep breeder who has just brought more on this evening.  So it's 6 days standstill.  Thank you again  ;)

Title: Re: Movement laws - sheep and pigs
Post by: Southfields on September 05, 2011, 10:54:04 pm

Excellent post as i was wondering this too!