The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: cwmfarm123 on December 10, 2014, 08:57:42 pm
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Hi guys
Just a quick question, had a phone call out of the blue today, saying that we have been chosen for a sheep inspection , random apparently. But we have not had sheep for 2 and a half years.
Explained that, but no still coming down the farm.
We had 20 sheep in total, had them slaughtered within 4 months of purchasing.
Have got all our movement sheets from purchase, but mislaid my paperwork when sheep actually went in for slaughter.
Anybody had one of these inspections.
Thank you ruth
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Who is inspecting RPA?
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Thats all her words were welsh government
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We dont get farm payments, so not them tim, never applied
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Get any paperwork you have to hand ---if you're missing some then try to produce a 'substitute' piece of paper with the relevant details on
Be polite , ask them to disinfect their boots before coming on the farm and offer them a cup of tea
They just have to tick boxes and if you help them do it they will make life easy for you
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Like Tim W says and don't, do not mutter the words "waste of time" under your breath at any point .....
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I have had inspections a few years ago but not when I havnt had any stock!
Not sure how one would work now as would have to drive around all day seeing where everything is!
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I'm amazed you had an inspection Tim W. Around here sheep numbers are inversely proportional to chances of inspection.
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Sounds like Animal Health / Trading Standards. They will just want to check your historic paper work. Don't worry, they are usually very nice and helpful. :)
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I'm amazed you had an inspection Tim W. Around here sheep numbers are inversely proportional to chances of inspection.
Hence pretty much guaranteed to get an inspection having no sheep!
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I seeeeee, so thats how it works :thinking: so in theory I should now be getting pig inspections...
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Hope it went well today, you'll have to tell us how you got on :eyelashes:
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Hi guys
Thanks for all the replies.
Had a little ticking off for not having 1 piece of paperwork from a 20 year old lol (found most of them after)
When I asked what she was looking for (just incase you claim I was told, as there is an expression of interest in regarding the sfp) - yes ok I reply " but I have no sheep and not claiming"
Well I will just do the paperwork regarding you dont have any ????????????
What can you say lol !!!!!!!!!
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we had 2 inspections, - one to check ear tags, and another when someone id sold sheep to didn't notify that they had received them...tut tut.
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Never heard of this here in the states are ya'll having some sort of problems over in Scotland with sheep
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nope we have government agencies who just like to tick boxes...
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..... and justify their salaries and pensions, so generously paid for by the population at large.
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we had 2 inspections, - one to check ear tags, and another when someone id sold sheep to didn't notify that they had received them...tut tut.
The purchaser sends of the movement docket not the seller although if your on Scot Eid Web site you can show movement there, depends where you ticked on movements slip. I always find them easy to get on with,
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We had a brucellosis test years ago - they came to test 10% of the flock. We had five sheep at the time ;D
We've had cattle inspections every year since we claimed under the Scottish Beef Scheme, which I suppose is fair enough. The inspections are unannounced. One of my cows always manages to lose a tag just before they arrive but you have 28 days to replace it. TBH I've always found them helpful and reasonable.
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we had 2 inspections, - one to check ear tags, and another when someone id sold sheep to didn't notify that they had received them...tut tut.
The purchaser sends of the movement docket not the seller although if your on Scot Eid Web site you can show movement there, depends where you ticked on movements slip. I always find them easy to get on with,
the purchaser never bothered to do their paperwork even after a good 6 weeks, mine was all up to date but as these were sheep id bought into Scotland from England, the inspector was slightly concerned they had disappeared off radar. no notice visits are a pest as they presume you can just everything and entertain them.
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OH YES the bull about the animal ID THING me and our gov. have a understanding they I don't ask for their help and they don't get mine. James