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Sheep and Lambs
 Starting from July 2009 electronic recording of sheep and lamb movements through the saleyards will begin, with information being recorded on a central database. The changes in the NLIS-Sheep will see agents and saleyard operators required to enter important information from NVDs into a central database. Therefore it is essential that all Sheep & Lamb NVDs are completed accurately, with a Sheep Health Statement attached, and handed into P & L’s saleyard office by no later than 12pm on day of sale.

Remember: When you purchase sheep and goats you must get an NVD and you must keep it for seven years. PIC information on stored NVDs can be used to complete the new NVD. All PIC numbers present on eartags within the consignment must be listed on the NVD.
The mob based database will enable the properties involved in sheep sales to be identified quickly in the event of a food safety scare or an emergency disease, such as Ovine Johne’s. The control of Ovine Johne’s Disease in South Australia is the responsibility of all sectors of the sheep industry.

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Sale Details
Local livestock sales are held at the Glenburnie Saleyards, Princes Highway, Glenburnie.
Fat sales are conducted every Wednesday, commencing with cattle at 9am and sheep and
lambs at approximately 12 noon. Bookings for stock are required by 3.30pm on the Monday preceding the sale. Store Sales are generally conducted on the second Friday of every month commencing
at 12 noon (SA Time).



Market Reports
For the latest local market report please click on the link below:
Local Market Report.



EYCI - Eastern Young Cattle Indicator
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator - or EYCI - is an indicator of general cattle markets in Australia.
It is also used as the base for the MLA/SFE Cattle Futures contract.
Click here to view the Indicator.



NVD's
A National Vendors Declaration must be completed for every livestock sale, and an Animal Health Statement must accompany this for sheep and lambs. If you require these forms, please contact the office or click on the following link to order NVD's.
Click here for NVD's.



Assurance Based Credit (ABC) Scheme for OJD

  
OJD Map

 The Assurance Based Credit (ABC) Scheme for OJD was introduced in July 2004. The ABC Scheme is used when trading sheep in Australia. Sheep to be moved or sold will be covered by a National Sheep Health Statement that will include the ABC score - the higher the score the more assurance you will have to protect your Ovine Johne's Disease status. The National Sheep Health Statement will assist producers clearly identify the animal health status of sheep offered for sale.
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ABC is like 123.
Well it's more like 0 to 10...and there's some adding up involved.
Under the ABC Scheme, a sheep producer can claim credit points for his or her sheep under four categories. These are:
CATEGORY A. Area and flock of Origin - The known Johne's disease status of the flock or area in which the flock is located.
CATEGORY B. OJD testing history, including flock tests for the SheepMAP, as well as Abattoir 200 and Abattoir 700 testing
CATEGORY C. Vaccination history
CATEGORY D. Risk Assessment of consignment sheep
The numbers of credits assigned under each category is based on scientific risk assessment.
A consignment of sheep can have up to 10 credits in total. Each additional credit represents an approximate four-fold decrease in the risk that the sheep are infected. So sheep in a consignment with a score of 4 are about 64 times less likely to be infected than in a similar consignment of sheep with a score of 1 (that is, the difference of 3 credits means a difference in risk of 4 x 4 x 4 = 64).
So, by buying sheep with a high ABC score you can greatly reduce the risk that you will buy in OJD.