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Breed Standard Description (Approved by Council on 13 th October 2007) DISTlNCTIVE CHARACTERISTIC "The Red Poll is a dual-purpose animal. The breed was evolved to combine the production of the very highest standard of beef with a satisfactory milk yield. Accordingly judging should aim at deciding the best COMBINATION of these qualities. Moreover an obvious deficiency in one cannot be counterbalanced by superlative excellence in the other." COLOUR Colour must be red, deep red for preference, though white on the udder or a white or a silver haired end of the tail is permissible. Though not a disqualification, a sandy colour is an objection. HEAD Head must be naturally polled, i.e. not artificially polled and without horns or slugs or abortive horns. Slugs are horny substances adhering to the skin over the seat of natural horns, free from any attachment to the skull and consequently as movable as any portion of the skin. Abortive horns are horny substances attached to the skull but more or less developed as horns. NOSE The nose should be flesh coloured. Should it be black this is a disqualification. Blue noses are an objection. Black or blue spots constitute an objection according to their size and placing. THE COW The cow should have a fine head and neck. Her back should be level with the tail long and thin and set on level with it. Her loin should be wide and her hips evenly rounded and not too prominent. Her body should be deep with the ribs well sprung, the legs being at the four corners and set well apart. She should be a good mover on legs of medium length. Her hindquarters should be long from hip to aitch bone and not patchy at the rump ends, the buttocks being deep and well fleshed down to the hocks. Her forearms and half legs should be well developed. She should be thick through the heart and her brisket should be deep, wide and forward. Her skin should be fine and soft to the touch. Her udder should be well developed but not pendulous and should come well up between the hind legs and run well forward. The teats should be of moderate size set evenly at the four lower corners of the udder and pointing to the ground. The milk veins should run well forward along the belly. THE BULL A similar description to that given for the cow applies to a bull except for the reference therein contained to the head and neck and to the udder. A bull should be of a decidedly masculine type with strong head and neck, a powerful chest and well placed rudimentary teats. He should be a good mover on legs of medium length and his testicles should be flesh coloured and hang evenly. Any white patch is a disqualification; any white hairs, other than on the tip of the tail, constitute an objection. DISQUALIFICATION An animal with a disqualification is not eligible to receive any award at a show other than Fat Stock shows or to be entered to be sold at any of the Society's sales but is eligible for registration in the Herd Book. ARTIFICIAL ALTERATION Any artificial alteration of the natural colour or conformation of an animal either by colouration or any other means shall ipso facto disqualify the animal from receiving an award and shall render its owner liable to expulsion from the Society. Mature weight of a bull - 900-1,000 kgs. Mature weight of a cow - 600 kgs.
PRE-MOVEMENT TB TESTING All cattle over 42 days of age from 1 or 2 year testing parishes must have passed a TB test within the last 60 days. Cattle coming from 3 or 4 year testing parishes are exempt. EAR TAGGING All cattle – Born: after 1 st April 1998 – must be tagged with two approved ministry ear tags before entering the market. Unfortunately we do not have the facilities to tag cattle in the market on the day of sale. PAYMENT All purchases must be paid for in full on the day of sale and prior to any purchased animals leaving the market unless prior arrangement has been made with the Auctioneers before the sale day. No purchases shall be removed from the sale yard without an official ‘pass-out’ issued by the Auctioneers. Payment will be made by cheque or by bank draft made payable to Rugby Farmers Mart Ltd. Payment by cash to a limit of £9,000.00 stirling will be accepted by the Auctioneers. Credit card transactions may be available at some sales and prospective purchasers should enquire prior to day of sale. A charge of 3% will be charged on top of purchase price for card transactions. Persons wishing to purchase at this sale and having not dealt with the Auctioneers before must satisfy the Auctioneers of their credit worthiness by providing a bank reference or a reference from a recognised firm of auctioneers. All livestock sold at pedigree sales conducted by Rugby Farmers Mart Ltd will be sold in guineas. CONDITIONS OF SALE All stock will be sold in accordance with the ‘Livestock Auctioneers Association Conditions of Sale 1998’ as varied. A copy of which is on display in the market office and any conditions laid down by the relevant breed society or cattle association. COMMISSION RATES & CHARGES Entry fees on each relevant entry or group as defined within the specific “Entry Form” will be charged at the rate defined upon that form and should be paid by cheque to Rugby Farmers Mart Ltd when submitting entry forms. Payment is non-refundable. Commission upon all stock will be charged upon the guinea basis with the five pence per guinea being retained by the Auctioneers Rugby Farmers Mart Ltd. In the case of poultry a further five percent buyer’s premium will be charged by the Auctioneers. Only in the case of the Red Poll Cattle Society will a transfer fee be charged on the day being £12 (£10 plus VAT) per life. Transfers for alternative breeds and species are to be completed by the purchasing party with the respective breed society. TRAVEL INFORMATION From London and M40 Leave the M40 at junction 15 and join the A46 towards Coventry. Follow the signs for National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park. From the M6 or M69 Leave the M6 motorway at junction 2 and join the A46 towards Warwick. Or, at the end of the M69 continue onto the A46 towards Warwick and the M40. Follow the signs for National Agricultural Centre. From the Northbound M1 Leave the M1 at junction 17 to join the M45 towards Coventry. Stay on the M45 until you see signs for A45 Coventry (not A45 Daventry). Follow the A45 until you pick up signs for A46 Warwick. Follow the signs for National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park. OR refer to Rugby Farmers Mart’s website for map. LOCAL ACCOMMODATION Stoneleigh Park Lodge (on site) 02476 690123 Ramada Hotel, Kenilworth (3 miles away) 01926 858331 Best Western, Kenilworth (4 miles) 01926 851156 Holiday Inn, Kenilworth (3 miles) 0871 4234876 Holiday Inn, Coventry South (6 miles away) 0871 4234896 Premier Travel Inn, Coventry South (4 miles away) 0870 1112950 Travelodge, Coventry (4 miles away) 0871 9846385
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