Sp 2: Ryeland Male Champion - trophy awarded to the best exhibit in classes

• All animals must be clearly paint marked with their lot number before arrival at the market.

• In endorsing your sheep for sale, the RFBS must be confident that they are fit for purpose and correctly marked. Please make every effort to ensure that this is the case.

• Entries must be correctly tagged or tattooed in accordance with DEFRA and RFBS regulations.

Ear tag numbers MUST match the details listed in the catalogue and on the animal’s pedigree certificate.

• Animals must be fit for the purpose of breeding i.e. Their teeth are correctly positioned, Rams have 2 evenly sized testicles, females have an udder free from lumps and that all sheep are free from disease and in a good bodily condition.

• It’s the responsibility of the vendor to supply any additional information on the pens of individual entries.

• The length of the tail must comply with the DEFRA animal welfare regulations 2008.

• Entries that are not correctly identified and/or not clearly marked with their Lot numbers will not be admitted to the market.

• Vendors are asked to make every effort to arrive as early as possible. Stewards will be in the market to assist you from 8am

• Vendors who wish to place reserves on lots offered for sale must lodge them with the auctioneers office before the auction begins.

• It is the responsibility of vendors to ensure that they have adequate public liability insurance.

• Vendors are advised to bring bedding for the pens

• Vendors will be able to remain in the pens with their sheep during viewing by potential purchasers and will also be permitted to accompany their sheep into the ring at the time of sale.

Covid - 19 Guidance

• All individuals attend entirely at their own risk. The Directors of RFBS and H&H take no responsibility for any illness or infection that individuals may experience following attendance at the sale.

• Everyone present at the market must comply will any Covid- 19 guidelines in place at the time of the sale, whether laid down by the government or by the market

Vendors and Purchasers are reminded that H&H have advised the Society that all stock is sold in accordance with The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association Ltd conditions of sale for all sales of livestock at all livestock auction markets and every Vendor, bidder and Purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of these Conditions and by taking part in the sale agrees to be bound by them. Vendors and Purchasers are advised therefore to familiarise themselves with the conditions as recommended for use by The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association Ltd (Revised August 2017). Please note that the Ryeland Flock Book Society provides no warranty, and none shall be implied, as to title, description, or the quality of any Lot. The Ryeland Flock Book Society shall not be liable to the Purchaser in any respect for any defect of title, error of description or imperfection or for any announcement or statement concerning any Lot offered for sale whether made orally or in writing (whether in a sale catalogue, order of sale, advertisement for the sale or otherwise) and whether given before, during or after the sale, nor shall the Ryeland Flock Book Society Ltd incur any liability in relation to any dispute between a Vendor and Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt please be advised that the Ryeland Flock Book Society shall not become involved in any dispute between a vendor and purchaser.

The Ryeland Flock Book Society draws Vendor and Purchasers attention particularly to the following extracts from The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association Ltd conditions of sale for all sales of livestock at all livestock auction markets:

Ram Fertility

• Vendors must warrant that any ram sold as a stock ram is capable of natural service. This is a 10 week warranty.

• Where there is doubt over a ram’s fertility, purchasers should contact the auctioneers in the first instance.

• If a purchaser can prove a breach of warranty, the purchaser may return the ram to the vendor who shall, at the purchaser’s option, either replace the ram with another ram of equal value which is capable of natural service, or refund the purchase price together with such other costs and charges as the purchaser may be entitled to.

• For the avoidance of doubt, if the purchaser is able to obtain a viable semen sample from the ram for use by artificial insemination he shall not be entitled to any claim against the vendor for breach of warranty.

• Notice of a claim must be supported by a Veterinary Surgeon’s certificate confirming that the ram’s inability, incapacity or ineffectiveness is not the result of injury, illness or accident occurring after the time of the sale and the purchaser’s breeding stock are not responsible for the ram’s inability, incapacity or ineffectiveness.

Animal Health Guidance for Vendors

Management of suspected cases

• Any animal or group of animals suspected of exhibiting signs of illness, infection or infectious disease to be rejected/quarantined pending veterinary inspection by the named veterinary officers. The veterinary officer’s opinion is final and conclusive. • If infectious disease is suspected then the whole batch to be quarantined pending veterinary surgeon inspection. • Two options for quarantine: i) move to isolation pens in mart which are located away from all stock and people traffic to prevent potential spread of infection. Ideally this should be outside the airspace where sale animals are penned (location of these pens to be agreed with mart). ii) Return sheep into livestock trailer they arrived in until veterinary inspection. • If on hand, veterinary officer to inspect sheep immediately whilst in the steward’s enclosure. • If such sheep arrived in mart in shared livestock trailer then ALL sheep in that trailer to be quarantined. • The Veterinary Officer(s) is authorised to refuse permission for any such sheep or batches to be admitted into, or to have removed from the sale. The owner of such animal(s) may obtain a certificate from RFBS stating the nature of the disease or infection. • Evidence of an attempt to conceal disease will result in disqualification from show and RFBS disciplinary action. • Any costs relating to materials, drugs used to treat animals is responsibility of owner/agent.

Steward Biosecurity

• Mart to make available suitable DEFRA approved disinfectant for personal cleansing and disinfection and, where necessary, wash floor of inspection area. • Stewards should wear wellingtons and waterproof over trousers. • Disposable gloves to be made available for use by stewards and other personnel when handling suspect sheep. • A suitable disinfectant hand wash for stewards and personnel. • Paper towels to dry hands.

A selection (not exhaustive) of type of signs that raise suspicion of infection, illness or infectious disease: • Animals shouldn’t be allowed in if they show signs of any fluid or other discharges eg eyes, nose, mouth, diarrhoea, vulval discharge, mastitis (swollen udder, uneven quarters) , discharging skin wound, open wounds, infected cuts. • Skin conditions – wool loss with lesions, scratching, rubbing, crusts, abscess, discharging lesions (wounds etc), growths. Example conditions : Sheep scab(!), ringworm (zoonosis) but