I've got some friends who have expressed an interest in buying some Dexters off me and taking them back home to Southern Ireland.
I spoke to a nice lady at the Welsh Office animal health department who didn't even know that a Dexter was a breed of cow.
She said that she would ask someone and that she would send me some paper work .
This morning half a rain forrest was pushed through my door ! :O What a shocker !
Is it going to be worth it ?
I've not had my Dexters very long, but I thought Ireland was suposed to be the home of the breed. My friends are finding it very hard to find Dexters over there.
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Not much help maybe, but we sent some to N Ireland in September.
You need an export licence from the State veterinary service, which should tie in with a import licence from Ireland that the importer has to apply for, you have to declare the haulier, you have to TB test the said export cattle and then there is a 30 day window( if i remember correctly) in which they have to travel, then a 24hr pre movement( fit to travel) certificate from the vet, who collates it all together, charges an arm and a leg for "admin" and thats it.....oh ..... then the BCMS contact you 4 weeks later to ask if you have any idea where the said animals dissappered to!
Lots of paperwork , that has a cost of time and fees, i think i had to add £33 per animal, and i tied them in with the TB test of a batch i needed to test for selling and moving because i am in a 2 year test area..................oh..................and since then, on pushing for detailed info on my TB test status, i find i have still got the holding number from my old address which they didnt change when i moved lock stock and barrell to a new house and land. Low and behold, i am now in a 4 year test area and free from restrictions as i should have been in the first place...5 years ago, and several unrequired herd tests later.
Do i sound synical?
Who me?
Just gratefull !
Mark
You need an export licence from the State veterinary service, which should tie in with a import licence from Ireland that the importer has to apply for, you have to declare the haulier, you have to TB test the said export cattle and then there is a 30 day window( if i remember correctly) in which they have to travel, then a 24hr pre movement( fit to travel) certificate from the vet, who collates it all together, charges an arm and a leg for "admin" and thats it.....oh ..... then the BCMS contact you 4 weeks later to ask if you have any idea where the said animals dissappered to!
Lots of paperwork , that has a cost of time and fees, i think i had to add £33 per animal, and i tied them in with the TB test of a batch i needed to test for selling and moving because i am in a 2 year test area..................oh..................and since then, on pushing for detailed info on my TB test status, i find i have still got the holding number from my old address which they didnt change when i moved lock stock and barrell to a new house and land. Low and behold, i am now in a 4 year test area and free from restrictions as i should have been in the first place...5 years ago, and several unrequired herd tests later.
Do i sound synical?
Who me?
Just gratefull !
Mark
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