Please register for membership of the Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show to receive discounted entry fees where applicable. You must have submitted and completed your membership order before entering the class in order to avail of the discount.
REGULATIONS FOR EXHIBITING PIGS AT THE EDENBRIDGE & OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON 25th & 26th AUGUST 2024
Please see the Livestock Regulations for the full set of rules which you agree to adhere to when competing at the Show.
MOVEMENT TO AND FROM AN EXHIBITION OR SHOW
Electronic Movement Licensing – eAML2 combine AML2 and FCI forms into one
All pigs coming to the show must be accompanied by an eAML2 form. Inbound and Outbound
These classes are held under BPA Special Conditions.
Pigs to have been registered in a published volume or accepted for entry in a forthcoming volume of the British Pig Association or British Lop Society Herd Books. (It is not sufficient for an animal to be ‘eligible for registration’.)
Animals registered in a grading Register of a Herd Book are not eligible for entry in Agricultural Show Classes.
The ear number, registration name, Herd Book number and date of birth of each pig, also the name, must be supplied for printing in the catalogue, together with the name of the breeder in cases where the exhibitor is not also the breeder.
At all Shows in 2024, female pigs (all breeds) born before 1 January 2023 shall be eligible to compete only if in the six calendar months prior to the Show they have farrowed, suckled and reared to four weeks of age, a litter of pigs.
At all Shows in 2024 female pigs born on or after 1st January and before 1st July in the year before the show MUST within 18 months of their date of birth have farrowed, suckled and reared to four weeks of age a litter of pigs.
All Boars must be shown by two competent adult handlers who are equipped with protective boards.
The use of artificial colouring, whitening and/or powder on pigs as well as the removal or addition of spots by artificial means is prohibited (white wood flour is permitted)
Exhibitors must abide by the Pigs (records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003.
All animal brought to the Show must be individually identified using tattoos or notches as appropriate for the breed with ear tags showing the DEFRA herd mark and a unique individual number for the pig.
CLASSES MAY BE AMALGAMATED IF THERE ARE LESS THAN 3 ENTRIES IN A CLASS
Monday 26th August 2024
Entry is restricted to young persons leading animals owned by the exhibitors who have supplied entries in any of the preceding pig classes. The classes will be judged on the handler’s ability. Size of pig should be suited to the age of the handler. No boars or sows to be shown in the Young Handler Classes. Handlers to be suitably dressed.
The winner of each class qualifies for the Junior Pig Club Young Handler Championships at Malvern Autumn Show in September.
To be 9 - 12 years on 1st January 2024, showing an animal of suitable size