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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Emmam on July 08, 2012, 11:34:04 am

Title: Movement Standstill
Post by: Emmam on July 08, 2012, 11:34:04 am

My Ryeland ewes are arriving today.  Am I correct in thinking that I will then have a six day stand still on the farm.  I want to send some hoggets to the abattoir for our own consumption? 
I could not find the bit on the DEFRA website to confirm this.
Thank you.
 
 

Title: Re: Movement Standstill
Post by: Fleecewife on July 08, 2012, 11:41:05 am

Well, I'm in Scotland where we have a longer standstill, but I think the basic rules are the same.  There is no standstill if animals are going directly to slaughter, so you can send them off as planned.

Title: Re: Movement Standstill
Post by: Small Farmer on July 11, 2012, 08:43:56 am

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/movements/sheep/documents/generallicence090713.pdf (http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/movements/sheep/documents/generallicence090713.pdf)


I think is current because it was linked from http://www.defra.gov.uk/food-farm/animals/movements/sheep/ (http://www.defra.gov.uk/food-farm/animals/movements/sheep/)
though Defra is not good at keeping definitive info current.


Note six days means seven days cos its six back from the one you're on. 

Title: Re: Movement Standstill
Post by: dixie on July 11, 2012, 08:46:36 am

You are on standstill for 6 days, but you can still send anything to slaughter during standstill, but not to another farm.