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Registering Charollais Sheep

THE CHAROLLAIS YEAR

from 7th July/August 
Mating or AI of your Charollais flock most likely took place during these months. Write up a full list of the identification of the ewes mated and to which sire. Check that all ewes mated are full pedigree registered. Check that all stock sires are full pedigree registered.

SERVICE DATE

Council has set an official start date for the breeding season for Charollais.  This will be, each year  the 7th July. 
Pedigree Charollais sheep should therefore neither be artificially inseminated nor run with the ram prior to this date. 
A check may be undertaken on breeders’ farms, at any time during the breeding season, to see how many and which lambs they have on the ground.  This is to ensure breeders enter the correct date of birth on their birth notification forms.  These checks will apply equally to flocks lambing in December, January, February etc. 

September / October
Check ewe lambs to choose which ones you wish to full pedigree register this year.

** Suggest you order tags for your lambing. Remember to include your six digit UK sheep holding reference. 

Lambs born from 1st December 2009 should be numbered 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004 etc. 

BY THE 30TH NOVEMBER 

  1. Submit an application for full pedigree registration of shearling ewes, 
    fee £10 (plus VAT) for each ewe.
  2. Submit application for full pedigree registration of ewe lambs, 
    fee £6 (plus VAT) for each ewe lamb.
  3. You can choose whether you upgrade your ewes as lambs or shearling BUT NO LATER. 
  4. Submit application for full pedigree registration of any stock rams used that require upgrading.
    Choose a name for the ram 
    • 2009 born to begin with the letter 'J'
    • 2010 born to begin with the letter 'K'
    • Fee £20 (plus VAT) per ram.

FROM 1ST DECEMBER
The official lambing year for Charollais starts on the 1st of December each year. 
Complete your lambing book as lambing progress ready for submission of Birth Notifications.

BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS

We have a sliding scale of charges for Birth Notification of lambs, dependant on the time after birth this is done.  The Standard Charge is £2 per head for both Male and Female lambs.  If you wish to leave the decision on which lambs you wish to notify later, then the charge increases by £1 every month. 

Lambs born in December

Birth notify by end January       £2
Birth notify by end February     £3
Birth notify by end March          £4  up to a maximum of £8 after which the charge is £20 per head

Lambs born in January

Birth notify by end February    £2
Birth notify by end March         £3
Birth notify by end April            £4 up to a maximum of £8  after which the charge is £20 per head

Lambs born in February

Birth notify by end March         £2
Birth notify by end April            £3
Birth notify by end May             £4 up to a maximum of £8  after which the charge is £20 per head

For lambs born in March or later, breeders have an extended period in which to Birth Notify at the standard rate. 

Lambs born in March or later

Birth notify by end July             £2
Birth notify by end August        £3
Birth notify by end September £4 up to a maximum of £8  after which the charge is £20 per head

JUNE ONWARDS
SALE ENTRIES TO BE COMPLETED
Sale entries will only be accepted from those breeders who have completed correctly and submitted birth notification forms for the current year, within the deadlines as specified above. 

BACK TO JULY
And its mating time again!

EMBRYO TRANSFER & ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

Applications to register lambs born by embryo transfer and / or artificial insemination must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the veterinary surgeon carrying out the work. This must certify the identity of the sire and dam and recipient ewe where applicable.

RAMS

If your lambs are sired by natural service by a ram not in your ownership, then you must apply for a "Ram Service Form" which should be completed and signed by the ram owner. This form must be included with registration forms. 
Click here to download a Ram Service Form

If ewes are purchased from a society sale where details of the service sire are printed in the catalogue, it is not necessary to submit a ram service form to the office.

IDENTIFICATION - ELECTRONIC TAGGING FROM 1ST JANUARY 2010

New rules come into play as from 31st December 2009.  

What are the main changes?

Identification of Lambs born on or after 31 December 2009

  • ALL breeding lambs and store and finished hoggets kept beyond 12 months of age must have full EID i.e. one electronic identifier and one visual identifier. The electronic identifier can either be an ear tag, a ruminal bolus or a pastern mark.
  • Lambs intended for slaughter in a UK abattoir before reaching 12 months of age can be identified with a single conventional batch slaughter tag or with a single electronic batch slaughter tag.
  • The single conventional batch slaughter tag will not be electronic and will only have “UK” and a holding of birth (HoB) flock number printed on it.
  • The single electronic batch slaughter tag will contain an official EID number in the electronic chip but will have “UK” and a holding of birth (HoB) flock number printed on it.

  • Charollais breeders may choose which tag they prefer for their flock.  However they do need to include on their tags 'management information'.  This is the flock reference (the two or three letter reference allocated by the Society) plus the lambs individual number.  For the 2010 lamb crop this is '0001', '0002', '0003' etc.  The electronic system is going to begin at 00001, so will tie up if you choose all electronic tags for your lambs. 

Farmers are advised to discuss the tagging options with the marketing outlets that they intend to supply.

Recording of sheep or goats born on or after 31 December 2009

  • Lambs and kids born on or after 31 December must be recorded in your flock record when you first identify them.
  • For sheep identified with ‘full EID’ a record of the individual number that is printed on the outside of the tag or which can be read electronically from the chip (it is the same number) will be required in the flock record.
  • For store and finished lambs identified with a single batch slaughter tag (conventional or electronic), a record of the number of lambs/kids tagged will be required in the flock/herd record.
  • For goats identified with either conventional double tags or voluntary full EID, record the individual identity printed on the outside of the tag.

Movement document (AML1)

Sheep and goats born on or after 31 December 2009 will have to be individually recorded on movement documents from 1 January 2011. However, there are several exceptions to this rule.

Central Point Recording Centre (third party recording)

Allows keepers to use an approved “central point recording centre” where available, e.g. a market or abattoir, to undertake the reading of individual identifiers off their holding e.g. at a market or abattoir.

AML1 Movement Documents

All sheep born before 31 December 2009 will have to be individually recorded on movement documents from 31 December 2011, unless moving to slaughter, either direct or via market.

All flock owners are required to complete a 'Holding Register' for each holding they keep sheep on. 

 

  

 

 


 

TAIL DOCKING
 Don’t forget the rules with regard to short tail docking of sheep; you must leave sufficient tail to cover the anus of males and the vulva of females.  For new breeders a warning  - Charollais tails move up as the lamb grows.  Trading Standards do check this at shows and sales and do have the right to request the removal of incorrectly docked animals from the venue. 

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