from Christine Ball
BGS Overseas representative gap
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| 02/10/07 | Cyprus – my husband Keith & I left Roland & Dreda Randall's * Monach Farm *, Cambs with 65 goats (6 male kids, 6 goatlings & 53 female kids) on Aug 1 st (1 hr late due to the export documents not arriving on time). The goats ended up doing 35 days standstill (in isolation at Monach Farm) five more days than usual due to a last minute rejection of our approved route plan by Bury St.Edmunds AHDO (two days before we were due to leave home). I believe DEFRA already suspected the first FMD case as Fred Landeg's statement of Aug 8th (on the internet) indicates the first lesions were observed on July 29th . We were held at Dover for six hours together with a shipment of cattle (Limousins I think) for Poland. Some cattle had been picked up in Scotland and I think the rest maybe came from Surrey. Online news states that one shipment of cattle for Poland left the FMD surveillance zone in Surrey between July 5 th & Aug 1st . All our DEFRA paperwork was photocopied at Dover. The 7 hr total delay shot my Journey Log to pieces even before we left the UK. We received news of the FMD outbreak by text from our Cypriot client on Aug 4 th . From Aug 6th – 26th we were held at an EU Approved Control Post (never used before) in Svilengrad in south-east Bulgaria. There was no equipment not even a sweeping brush. No bedding, hay or feed. We used our own feedstuffs then sourced hay locally. The goats were blood tested on Aug 9th & 15th by vets from Sofia. A 30 day period between leaving the UK and arriving in Cyprus was agreed at a meeting of the EU Commission in Brussels on Aug 8 th . However nobody told us or our local vets at Svilengrad who inspected the goats daily. We were left in limbo having to rely on our own facilities and resources. Thankfully the goats were brilliant. They coped remarkably well especially considering the daily temperature was in excess of 40C. It was an immense relief to get all 65 to their destination on day 29 in good condition. If anybody is interested I have a copy of an article & pic from the Sunday Telegraph Aug 26th written by Christopher Booker (also known as * Muckspreader * of Private Eye) plus two recordings done by mobile phone for Farming Today ( one from Svilengrad and another just 30 mins before we arrived at our destination). And if anybody is wondering , no it hasn't put me off exporting! I do have a lot of questions I want answers to though. A photo album of the trip can be viewed on this link:- http://community.webshots.com/user/goatgenetics Mrs C Ball, Orchard Cottage, Befcote Lane, Gnosall, Staffs ST20 0EB. |
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Mrs C Ball, Orchard Cottage, Befcote Lane, Gnosall, Staffs ST20 0EB. Tel/fax 01785 824897 Mobile 07903763670 christineball@peaclond.freeserve.co.uk or info@goatgenetics.com |
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| 02/04/07 |
Please email/phone/write to let me know if you have stock available. We need many more herds with Scrapie Monitored Status in order to meet demand. Mrs C Ball, Orchard Cottage, Befcote Lane, Gnosall, Staffs ST20 0EB. Tel/fax 01785 824897 Mobile 07903763670 christineball@peaclond.freeserve.co.uk or info@goatgenetics.com |
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| 02/03/07 |
The export scene is really buzzing right now and demand exceeds availability especially for Scrapie Monitored Status stock for EU Countries. Please note that the following enquiries are just that. Many may not come to fruition but stand a better chance if I know exactly if and where I can source good stock. Please let me know what you might have available. There's no commitment until we get to the definite negotiation stage. Prices may vary according to requirements, numbers and countries but I would expect to be able to offer you at least £250 for BGS registered good quality female kids and £300 for male kids. You might be required to transport your kids to a central point for the 30 day standstill period prior to export. Transport costs are usually covered by the purchaser :-
Mrs C Ball, Orchard Cottage, Befcote Lane, Gnosall, Staffs ST20 0EB. Tel/fax 01785 824897 Mobile 07903763670 christineball@peaclond.freeserve.co.uk or info@goatgenetics.com |
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