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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: andywalt on November 10, 2012, 04:38:38 pm

Title: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: andywalt on November 10, 2012, 04:38:38 pm

Hi all
Ive not been on for a while and hope your all doing ok and got good results from your lambs this year?
I have another little question as im not sure what the right thing to do is,....I have a lamb from last year that wasnt well enough or good enough to be make his trip to the abottoir, it was eartagged at the time with a slaughter tag, so as my lambs from this year are making there journeys I want to send this one this year as its recovered and put on weight, do I have to double tag it now?  The abottair will pick up that its not a lamb ? what to do? any guidence please?

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: shep53 on November 10, 2012, 06:33:14 pm

Cut out the single tag and put in double tags, record all numbers in flock register, simples :wave:

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: andywalt on November 10, 2012, 07:05:32 pm

cool thanks, just checking

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: shep53 on November 10, 2012, 07:41:55 pm

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: Fleecewife on November 10, 2012, 08:25:35 pm

Also if his first adult teeth are up then he will have to be split in two and the spinal cord removed.  Some abattoirs charge extra for this  :sheep:

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: Auld Cairnallochy on November 10, 2012, 09:28:38 pm

Your last years lamb is now a hog lamb, single tag should be left, advise abattoir of its age and they will split it to remove spinal cord costs about £2. You only need two tags when the animal is being kept for breeding.

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: SallyintNorth on November 10, 2012, 10:26:41 pm

I wonder if the rules differ in Scotland and England?

In England it's two tags for any animal being kept for more than 12 months.

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: andywalt on November 10, 2012, 11:43:09 pm

ahhh yes I thought it was two tags after 12 months, anyone else like to confirm?

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: jaykay on November 11, 2012, 12:31:43 am

sheep ID- from DEFRA (http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/movements/sheep/documents/eid-quickguide.pdf)

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: shep53 on November 11, 2012, 12:50:23 pm

Quote from: Auld Cairnallochy on November 10, 2012, 09:28:38 pm

Your last years lamb is now a hog lamb, single tag should be left, advise abattoir of its age and they will split it to remove spinal cord costs about £2. You only need two tags when the animal is being kept for breeding.

   Interesting that different interpretations  of the tagging rules are still wide spread, all sheep male /female / unsure over 12 mth's must be double tagged  :farmer:

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: andywalt on November 11, 2012, 02:22:13 pm

Jaykay
 
thanks thats very useful

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: Auld Cairnallochy on November 13, 2012, 05:11:12 pm

On reading the tagging rules again I admit to being wrong, however I have sent hogs for slaughter and casts born after the 2009 date to market with only one tag without query. They obviously don't check too often.

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: ScotsGirl on November 16, 2012, 10:48:36 pm

I sent one off this year and I just added one EID tag and left the slaughter tag in.  My abbattoir didn't comment on this and I don't see why you should cut out other.  Once he's slaughtered I presume tags get thrown out with heads or does some poor soul have to go along cutting all tags out and matching to paperwork??! :roflanim:

Title: Re: Lamb from last year with slaughter tag in
Post by: tizaala on November 17, 2012, 10:06:03 am

 
 

Quote from: ScotsGirl on November 16, 2012, 10:48:36 pm

I sent one off this year and I just added one EID tag and left the slaughter tag in.  My abbattoir didn't comment on this and I don't see why you should cut out other.  Once he's slaughtered I presume tags get thrown out with heads or does some poor soul have to go along cutting all tags out and matching to paperwork??! :roflanim:

This is why they are scanned, it's all automaticly recorded and documented.