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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Sasha on November 13, 2014, 09:32:19 pm

Title: Standstill query
Post by: Sasha on November 13, 2014, 09:32:19 pm

My mother-in-law is getting some sheep at the weekend which will trigger the weeks standstill on her pigs.  But she's got a cull sow to go the slaughter market next week - is that movement exempt from the standstill because it's a dedicated slaughter market or will she have to wait until after the standstill and take her the week after?  (The sow tried to kill the boar so she's on a fast trip out of there!)

I'm sure it's exempt, but we've both been looking on the defra site for confirmation but it's like finding a needle in a haystack.  :o

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Standstill query
Post by: kja on November 14, 2014, 06:10:54 am

 :wave: Hi yes exemption applies to red market days and slaughter houses, so your OK to get her off.

Title: Re: Standstill query
Post by: Sasha on November 14, 2014, 08:19:21 am

Thanks, that's what we hoped :)