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AUTUMN SALE OF EASYCARE SHEEP FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2019 Sale – 11am

within Borderway Mart, Carlisle CA1 2RS

“THEY ARE WHAT THE LABEL SAYS” Sale Includes: 129 Females & 36 Rams

SPECIAL REGULATIONS & CONDITIONS OF SALE 1.

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The show and sale will be held subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Easy Care Sheep Society, the Conditions of Sale as recommended by the LAA and the Auctioneers Standard Conditions of Sale.

ALL SHEEP OFFERED FOR SALE MUST BE THE PROPERTY OF A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY AND CONFORM TO EASY CARE TYPE. NO WOOL - NO EVIDENCE OF SHEARING - NO HORNS ALL SHEEP MUST HAVE EASY CARE PRINTED ON THE MANAGEMENT PART OF THE TAG. Your Tag Manufacturer can arrange this. If the sheep are not tagged you will be provided on site with tags and will be charged 20p per tag and you will have to tag the sheep yourself.

Entry is open to MAEDI-VISNA and non MAEDI-VISNA flocks.

All relevant documentation must accompany all sheep.

Substitutes are allowed. Details of any substitutes must be lodged with the Auctioneers ONE WEEK prior to the sale.

All sheep are warranted by vendor as correct in mouth and udder at the time of sale.

Vendors are responsible for taking their sheep to the sale ring and returning them to the pens after being offered for sale.

All sheep must be delivered to the sale premises on either THURSDAY 3th October - 3.00pm to 6.00pm FRIDAY 4th October - 7.00am to 9.00am

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Limited straw for bedding will be provided but vendors must provide their own feed stuffs/buckets etc.

10. All rams will be sold in guineas with a commission rate of 5.2%. All females will be sold in £’s with a commission of 5.2%. Commission will be split between auctioneers and the society.

11. All transactions either by auction or by private treaty following the sale must be passed through the Auctioneer’s sale office.

12. Vendors shall have the right to place a reserve price on any, or all of their sheep. This must be notified to the Auctioneers in writing preferably before commencement of the sale, and will be treated as a reserve and not a guide. An upset price of 200gns will apply to all Rams and 150gns for all Ram lambs.

THE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY Secretary: Louise Hobson, Glovershaw Farm, Bingley, Yorkshire, BD16 3AR Tel: 01274 566925 or 07931 756972 E- info@easycaresheepsociety.com

VENDORS INDEX O BEVAN, Park House Cottage, Otley Road, Eldwick, BD16 3DA A BREWSTER & SON, Easter Denoon, Eassie, Forfar, Angus, DD8 1SY MICHAEL J CLARKE, East Tullyfergus, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8JY DAVIES PARTNERS, Synton Mains Farm, Selkirk, TD7 4PA T & J ELLIOT, Blackhaugh Farm, Galashiels, Selkirk, TD1 1TW MESSRS GRAVES, Hesket House, High Hesket, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0HU JM & VJ HOWARD LTD, Lane Farm, Holme, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 2QF STEVEN MURRAY, West Preston, Kirkbean, Dumfries, DG2 8AU GM & WF SKINNER, Monellie, Drumblade, Huntly, AB54 6ER DEREK STEEN, Coxhill Farm, Old Carlisle Road, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, DG10 9QN C TAYLOR, White Hurworth Farm, Wingate, Co Durham, TS28 5ND WESTALLS, Boulsworth End Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3RS

CATALOGUE MV SECTION (RAMS) RAMS BYRE

Pen 508a Lot 161

GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale

Lot 162

GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale

Lot 163

GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale

Lot 164

GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale

Lot 165

GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale

Pen 507 & 509 Lot 166

D Steen UK0582059 13005 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 167

D Steen UK0582059 13014 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 168

D Steen UK0582059 13003 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 169

D Steen UK0582059 13006 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 170

D Steen UK0582059 13007 Myostatin: Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 171

D Steen UK0582059 13017 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

ARR/ARR

Lot 172

D Steen UK0582059 13009 Myostatin: Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

Lot 173

D Steen UK0582059 13013 Myostatin: Non Carrier

Born: 04/18

TWIN

NON MV SECTION (FEMALES) AGED EWES ALLEY B

VENDOR

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Westalls

DESCRIPTION

12 (4shr)

EWE LAMBS ALLEY

VENDOR

27 & 29b

S Murray

60

28

Davies Partners

50

29b

C Taylor

7

DESCRIPTION

ARR/ARQ

NON MV SECTION (RAMS) AGED RAMS ALLEY B Lot 174

Pen 30a

O Bevan UK136283 00191

Born: 03/05/17

TWIN

Lot 175

Pen 30b

A Brewster & Son UK540205 4847

Born: 05/05/17

TWIN

Lot 176

Pen 31a

Westalls UK0744323 00801 Born: 2015 Myostatin: Carrier Joint top priced ram Worcester 2016.

Lot 177

Pen 31b

Messrs Graves UK102269 01354

Lot 178

Messrs Graves UK102269 00479

Lot 179

Messrs Graves UK102269 00508

Lot 180

T & J Elliot UK562121

2shr

Lot 181

T & J Elliot UK562121

2shr

Lot 182

T & J Elliot UK562121

2shr

T & J Elliot UK562121

2shr

JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK703197 3020

Born: 04/15

Lot 183

Pen 32

Pen 33

Lot 184

Bred by John Davies

SHEARLING RAMS ALLEY C Lot 185

Pen 54

Lot 186 Lot 187

Pen 55

A Brewster & Son UK540205 4848

Born: 15/04/18

TWIN

A Brewster & Son UK540205 4849

Born: 22/04/18

TWIN

Westalls UK0180447 12541 Born: 05/18 Framed at 900ft above sea level

Myostatin: T+

SINGLE

Lot 188

Pen 52b

JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606

Born: 05/18

TWIN

JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606

Born: 05/18

TWIN

Michael J Clarke UK544993

Born: 04/18

TWIN

Lot 193

Michael J Clarke UK544993

Born: 04/18

TWIN

Lot 194

Michael J Clarke UK544993

Born: 04/18

TWIN

Lot 195

Michael J Clarke UK544993

Born: 04/18

TWIN

Lot 189 Lot 190

Pen 52a

Lot 191 Lot 192

Messrs Graves 102269 03945 Messrs Graves UK102269 03956

Pen 53b

RAM LAMBS ALLEY C Lot Pen 196 52a

Michael J Clarke UK544993

Born: 04/19

TWIN

EASYCARE SHEEP The main features of the Easy Care breed:

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Easycare are the ideal low cost meat sheep for the modern farmer.

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Medium sized, hornless, extremely hardy and requiring very little maintenance.

Rams adult bodyweight around 75 kg Rams are particularly pre-potent and immensely virile , hardy and can cover large numbers of ewes.

Ewe adult body weight around 60 kg Ewes milk well and are excellent mothers. Lambs are active and alert at birth and grow quickly.

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1.8 Lambs reared per Ewe Ease of lambing - specifically developed for this purpose Vitality at birth - born with hair for protection High growth rate - Lambs reach 17 kgs carcass weight at 12 weeks High meat yield and Easycare meat is of the highest quality – light in texture, fine grained, lean and with an exceptional taste.

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They are characterised by a unique fleece which seasonally sheds.

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No shearing or crutching and a low propensity for diseases such as foot rot combine to minimise veterinary and shepherding costs.

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Minimal shepherding Low veterinary care Well protected - unaffected by extreme weather conditions Thrives on lowland grass Meets modern market requirements Healthy constitution - quick to recover and less prone to many illnesses Very profitable - cuts over 80% of shepherding costs

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THE PROFITABLE COMMERCIAL OPTION AND PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE SMALLHOLDER

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