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 If you plan to sell your meat you will need to send your sheep to a slaughterhouse. You can then either take on the butchery yourself or pay extra for the slaughterhouse to do it for you. If you do it yourself, you will need to follow hygiene regulations and have your premises inspected by Environmental Health on a regular basis. Contact the Food Standards Agency for further information. If you plan to sell your meat you will need to send your sheep to a slaughterhouse. You can then either take on the butchery yourself or pay extra for the slaughterhouse to do it for you. If you do it yourself, you will need to follow hygiene regulations and have your premises inspected by Environmental Health on a regular basis. Contact the Food Standards Agency for further information.
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
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 +- [Accidental Smallholder](https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/livestock/sheep/) - guides & articles on keeping sheep
 +- [Best of Breeds](https://www.bestofbreeds.com/countrybreeds/sheep/sheep.htm) - list of UK sheep breeders; stock for sale
 +- [British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association](https://www.bcsba.org.uk/) - raising the profile of coloured sheep for wool at a time when most flockmasters aim to raise only white sheep
 +- [National Sheep Association](https://nationalsheep.org.uk/) - membership organisation promoting the interests of sheep farmers in the UK
 +- [British Wool](https://www.britishwool.org.uk/) - co-operative promoting the value of British wool
 +- [DEFRA](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/keeping-sheep-and-goats-in-england) - info on keeping sheep & goats in England
 +- [National Animal Disease Information Service](https://www.nadis.org.uk/) - livestock diseases, symptoms and treatment
 +- [Sheep Veterinary Society](https://sheepvetsoc.org.uk/) - promoting the welfare and prevention of disease in sheep
 +- [Small Shepherds Club](https://www.smallshepherdsclub.org.uk/) - training & support for small flock keepers
 +- [Rare Breeds Survival Trust](https://www.rbst.org.uk/Pages/Category/sheep-watchlist?gad_campaignid=1654325401&Take=28) - rare sheep breeds
 +- [[wp>Sheep]]
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 +## Related topics
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 +- [[drys:Dry stone walling]]
 +- [[hrdl:Hurdles]]
 +- [[livs:livestock|Keeping livestock]]
 +- [[dair:Dairying]]
 +- [[butc:butchery|Butchery & meat]]
 +- [[spin:Spinning]]
 +- [[chee:cheesemaking|Cheesemaking]]
 +- [[alps:Alpacas]]
 +- [[insu:Insulation]]
 +- [[skin:Skins|Skins & hides]]
 +- [[felt:Felt making]]
 +- [[goat:Goats]]
 +- [[smho:Smallholding]]
 +- [[shdo:Sheepdogs]]
 +- [[fenc:Fences]]
 +- [[stic:Sticks|Sticks & crooks]]
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