Ayrshire Jersey Holstein Dairy Interbreed Dairy Young Handlers Competition

DAIRY CATTLE Entry Fees: RUAS Member £14.00, Non Member £16.00 Stalling Fee [per stall]: RUAS Member £32.00, Non Member £37.00 METHOD OF ACCEPTING ENTRIES Due to the heavy demand for stalling accommodation, exhibitors will be limited to booking a maximum number of 10 stalls for dairy cattle. Should exhibitors also have entries in the beef section, the overall maximum will still be 10 stalls (dairy and beef). It is not permissible for exhibitors to transfer stalls which they had originally booked, but no longer require, to another exhibitor. Exhibitors should note that they are not permitted to make entries from the same herd under different names or joint names. Exhibitors must book the number of stalls which they wish to use during the Show and such stall reservations and stalling fee (non-refundable) must be received by Wednesday 15 March. If at this date more stalls are booked than the available capacity, exhibitors will be advised of any necessary reduction in stalls and only in such instances will a refund be made of stalling fees. Immediately following the above closing date, entry forms will be sent to exhibitors for completion of details of animals to be entered and these are to be returned, together with the appropriate entry fees no later than Wednesday, 12 April. At the final closing date exhibitors may enter more animals than the number of stalls allocated but may only bring to the Show the number of animals equivalent to the number of stalls allocated. It is hoped that this method of entry will give maximum flexibility to exhibitors in selecting dairy cattle to be exhibited at the Show. IMPORTANT NOTE: As Northern Ireland is officially Brucellosis free, there is no requirement for a pre-movement test for entry to the Show. All cattle from Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland must comply with any import regulations in force. Procedures for movement of cattle are listed in the Show Guidance for exhibitors. A copy can be downloaded from the DAERA website. Movement to the Show and Testing of Animals: - Only animals free from disease restrictions, including Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, BVD and Bluetongue (herd or individual animal restrictions) may be permitted to the Show. Pre-movement testing for Bovine Brucellosis is no longer required for movement to shows. Testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea is required. This must accompany entry forms at time entry. (see below). To minimize the risk of other livestock, exhibitors are encouraged to have Show animals tested for Tuberculosis by their Private Veterinary Practitioner in the 30 days beforehand. Procedures for movement of cattle are listed in the Show Guidance for exhibitors. A copy can be downloaded from the DAERA website. The Compulsory Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Scheme (BVD). All animals attending the show must have been tested negative for BVD at some point in their lives and evidence of this must accompany entry forms at time of entry. Animals that have been tissue tagged can have a negative letter downloaded from the Animal Health and Welfare website. Animals which have not been previously tested should be blood tested by your vet who can then provide evidence of a negative test. You should ask that the result is shared with AHWNI so that in future you can download a negative letter from their website. All queries relating to details of the compulsory BVD scheme should be directed to AHWNI: · Programme manager: Dr Sam Strain · Address: 97 Moy Road, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, BT71 7DX · Telephone: 028 8778 9126 · Email: [email protected] · Web Site: · Login and password is the same as the defra portal. · AWHNI advisory leaflets can be accessed on line at: Procedures for movement of cattle are listed in the Show Guidance for exhibitors. A copy can be downloaded from the DAERA website. MILK RECORDS in respect of Classes 689 and 706 must be authenticated by the body or organisation which supervised the recordings and the certificates must accompany the entry form. To be fair to each breed, penning is calculated using a three year average. If the number of pens booked per breed exceeds this amount the Society has the right to cut pens per exhibitor.