Society Sale Requirements

A full note of the Society’s sale requirements is available at the link below. Some of the highlights are as follows:

Inspection

All bulls and led females should be forward for vet inspection at the appropriate time. Vet inspection will consist of scrotal measurement (bulls only), teeth, eyes and ear tags. Please be aware of your lot number when heading to inspection.

Following the vet inspection, animals will be weighed and checked to see that each meet the minimum weight for age – please see the link below for a full list of age/minimum weight.

Performance Recording pen cards will be available at weighing.

Neck numbers will be available at the inspection crush.

See Stirling Weight for Age Table here

See Carlisle Weight for Age Table here

See Society sale requirements here

Herd Health

Herd health declarations should be completed and returned to the society office at time of entry. This can be done via the online form here, or by paper copy, printed and scanned to sarah@aberdeen-angus.co.uk.

Pen Cards

Please note that all vendors are expected to display their herd health pen cards for all individual animals. Herd Health Pen Cards are available from your Health Scheme Provider and it is advisable to give plenty of time when ordering. BVD vaccination dates(s) should be supplied and printed o the cards, where appropriate.

Biobest – Margaret Carson : margaret.carson@biobest.co.uk / 0131 440 2628

SRUC – Charlotte : healthschemes@sruc.ac.uk / 01835 822456

AFBI Cattle Health Scheme – Lindsay : cattlehealthscheme@afbimi.gov.uk / 028 9052 5749 

IBR Testing and Vaccination

Vendors are reminded that from May 2023 onwards it is a requirement that all animals are individually tested for IBR ahead of the sale. Any animal that tests positive for IBR should be appropriately vaccinated ahead of the sale.