SHEEP
PLEASE NOTE NO DOGS PERMITTED IN SHEEP LINES
1. Sheep Scab. Exhibitors must comply with sheep scab regulations in force at the time of the show. 2. Maedi Visna. Entries from non-scheme Flocks will be accepted. Entries from Accredited Flocks only, will be accepted in the Suffolk, Charollais and Texel Breeds. Exhibitors must indicate the status of their flocks on the Entry Form. Separate pen areas allocated for accredited and non-scheme sheep. 3. Scrapie Monitored Flocks. Special arrangements will be made to accommodate entries from flocks participating in the Scrapie Monitoring Scheme. 4. Docking. Current legislation requires that lambs must have sufficient tail retained to cover the vulva of the female sheep and the anus of the male sheep. Sheep will be inspected in the lines by the Association’s Veterinary Officers. 5. Pens will be provided by the Show Organisers. These are to hold two sheep or three lambs per pen. 6. If insufficient entries then Ram and Ram Lamb Classes will be amalgamated. 7. All animals entered in the Sheep Classes must have been owned by the Exhibitor since at least 1st June in the year of the Show. 8. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to provide shelter from extremes of weather. Sheep ARAMS Forms – Please ensure that all appropriate forms are completed and ready for collection at Brown Gate. If relevant a current and valid MV certificate. Completed ARAMS Forms for departure from Showground can be completed on arrival. All remaining ARAMS licences can be signed and completed at 4pm in the Passport Office.
Entry Fee: Members £4.50; Non-Members £6.00; incl. VAT. No Penning Charge although entrants are requested to notify the number of pens required on the entry form, due to space limitations only one pen will be permitted for equipment. A minimum total entry fee of £20.00 will apply to non-members. Young Handlers Class - Special Rate. Please make sure your entries comply with this Regulation Breed Champion Special Prize of £15 each ~ Prize Money: 1st Prize £15; 2nd Prize £10; 3rd Prize £8 Scale dependent on entries catalogued
DEVON AND CORNWALL LONGWOOL Entries from registered flocks only.
CLASS 100. RAM, one shear and over. CLASS 101. RAM LAMB. CLASS 102. EWE, two shear and over. CLASS 103. EWE, shearling. CLASS 104. EWE LAMB. CLASS 105. GROUP OF THREE, Devon and Cornwall Longwool Sheep consisting of two females and one male from the foregoing classes and the property of the same exhibitor. (S1) A Perpetual Challenge Cup, kindly presented by M.J. Britton for the Best Group of two females and one male. (S2) Devon and Cornwall Longwool Flock Book Association offer Special Rosettes for the best male and for the best female. (S2b) The R.E.Snell Cup will be awarded to the Champion Devon & Cornwall Longwool
DORSET HORN AND POLL DORSET
Sheep over one year old must be shorn clean in the year of the show. Entries from registered flocks only. CLASS 106. CLASS 107. CLASS 108. CLASS 109. CLASS 110.
RAM, one shear and over. RAM LAMB, born on or after 1st September 2021. EWE, two shear and over. EWE, shearling. EWE LAMB, born on or after 1st September 2021.
(S3) Mary Banks Memorial Challenge Cup, kindly presented by the late Mr J.H.T. Banks for the Best Exhibit. (S4) The Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders’ Association offer a Special Rosette for the Best Exhibit. 18
