Dairy Shorthorn Ayrshire Jersey Holstein Dairy Interbreed Dairy Young Handlers Competition

DAIRY CATTLE Entry Fees: RUAS Member £15.00, Non Member £18.00 Stalling Fee [per stall]: RUAS Member £35.00, Non Member £40.00 The Dairy Section for the 2021 show will have one overall judge and the classes with alternate. A Timetable will be printed in the catalogue. Unfortunately, due to changes to the stalling plan for 2021 only, we are unable to accommodate cattle from ROI. METHOD OF ACCEPTING ENTRIES Due to heavy demand for stalling accommodation, exhibitors will be limited to booking a maximum number of 8 stalls for beef cattle. Should exhibitors also have entries in the dairy section, the overall maximum will be 10 stalls (beef/dairy). Exhibitors are not permitted to transfer stalls that they had originally booked, but no longer require, to another exhibitor. 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 28 July. 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, 25 August. 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: Only animals free from disease restrictions, including Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Bluetongue and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (herd or individual animal restrictions) may be permitted to move to a Show. 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. To minimise the risk to their own herd, exhibitors are encouraged to quarantine show animals and have them tested for Tuberculosis by their Private Veterinary Practitioner at least 42 days after their last appearance at a show and before re-integration to the main herd. 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. For cattle born on/after 01/03//2016, only those animal with BVDN status on APHIS (negative BVD result) can be moved into a show herd. APHIS will block the movement of animals which don't have BVDN status. For cattle born before 01.03.2016, animals with an APHIS status or BVDP (positive), BVDI (inconclusive), DAMPI (dam of a positive animal) or OFPI (offspring of a positive animal) cannot be moved into a show herd. APHIS will block the movement of animals which have any of these statuses. All queries relating to details of the compulsory BVD scheme should be directed to AHWNI: Box 10 1st Floor,Dungannon Business Cube Dungannon Enterprise Centre 2 Coalisland Rd Dungannon Co. Tyrone BT71 6JT Phone : 028 7963 9333 or 028 8778 9126 Email:[email protected] Web Site: http://www.animalhealthni.com/ Login and password is the same as the DAERA portal. AWHNI advisory leaflets can be accessed online at : www.animalhealthni.com/documents.aspx 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. MILK RECORDS in respect of Classes 647 and 664 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.