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Aberdeen & Northern Marts - April 2010
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Ever-Popular Rare Breeds Sale Draws Near
The busy spring season at Thainstone Centre will continue on Saturday May 1 when the first of the year’s biannual rare and minority breeds sales will be held.
The sale always draws national interest and includes rare and minority breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and waterfowl as well as a sale of Shetland ponies, horses, ponies, tack and hand tools and implements. There will also be lots of hatching eggs and poultry equipment.
Amongst the entries will be 20 cattle including Longhorn and Shorthorn breeds, 30 pigs including Kune Kune, Old Gloucester Spotted and Tamworth , 150 sheep including Jacob, Ryeland, Shetland, Black Welsh Mountain, Hebridean, Bowmont, Soay and Herdwick and an entry of goats.
600 cages of poultry and waterfowl are entered along with 300 lots of hatching eggs.
The sale of poultry and wildfowl will be held in Thainstone Exchange from 10am. Shetland ponies will be sold in ring two from 10am followed by the auction of horses and ponies then the rare breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.
Hatching eggs will be sold from 10.30am onwards in ring three with harness and tack in ring one from 11am. Handtools and implements from a bygone era will be sold in the main concourse from 11.30am.
Alan Hutcheon, Aberdeen & Northern Marts deputy general manager said: “The rare breeds sales have increased in popularity over the years and we are pleased with the strong entry.
“Whilst entries are now closed, anyone who wishes to find out more about the sale should visit www.goanm.co.uk/anmarts or call 01467 623700.”
New Bull Sale On Calendar At Thainstone
A new multi-breed show and sale of bulls and pedigree cattle will be held at Thainstone Centre on May 4.
This new event will include entries from Charolais, Limousin, Simmental and Aberdeen Angus breeds with a new British Blue section, held under the auspices the British Blue Society.
With sponsorship from Ardene House, veterinary practice, Kingswells, Aberdeen, the event follows on from the success of the Spring Show bull sale and will offer North east breeders a local sale of quality bulls.
The event has been scheduled to take place on the same day as the East Coast Viners supported show and sale of commercial beef breeding cattle.
Alan Hutcheon, Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ deputy general manager said: “This sale has, like our sale in September, been created in response to the requests of North east breeders to have stronger pedigree sales in the region. By holding the sale on the sale day as the beef breeding cattle sale, we hope for a good attendance of buyers.”
Entries are currently being accepted and anyone who requires further information or wishes to make an entry should call Alan Hutcheon on 07801 186304. The opportunity to display photos of entries on the ANM Group website www.goanm.co.uk is also available.
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