d. If the Society at an arbitration under paragraph (a) or (b) hereof awards in favour of the Purchaser, the Vendor shall have the option (to be exercised by notice in writing to the Society within seven days after receipt of written notification of the award from the Society) to require the Purchaser to return the animal (together, in the case of a cow or heifer, with any calf which shall have been dropped by the animal since the date of the sale) and the Purchaser shall in any such case comply with such requirement and shall on so doing be entitled to recover from the Vendor the amount of the purchase money together with a further sum (to be assessed by the Society at the arbitration) as compensation for all costs of keep, carriage charges and insurance incurred by the Purchaser in relation to the animal. If the Vendor does not exercise the option, the Purchaser shall retain the animal (including any such calf as aforesaid) and shall be entitled to recover from the Vendor in full satisfaction of the said claim an amount to be assessed by the Society at the arbitration.
e. If the breeding guarantee under Rule (b) is withdrawn from a bull, that bull will not be eligible for sale under these Rules.
10.
a. Udders Warranted - Unless otherwise stated or announced, any cow in calf or in milk or any heifer in milk at the time of sale shall carry a guarantee that she is sound in udder and teats at the time of sale but no claim under such guarantee can be entertained unless made to the Auctioneers by 12.00 noon on the day following the sale for a cow in milk or within two hours following the close of the sale for a dry cow. If the Auctioneers are satisfied that the udder is not sound in all respects, the sale of the animal may be cancelled.
Note: At Herd Dispersal or Breeders' Home Sales, the Vendor must provide adequate facilities for udders to be inspected and for adequate milking facilities to be available for the purchaser in accordance with the warranty.
b. The most recent cumulative somatic cell count for the current lactation and the total cumulative somatic cell count for the last lactation must be included in the sale catalogue.
11.
a. Any figures appearing in the catalogue in respect milk or butterfat yields must be official and must be in respect of lactation periods of not more than 365 days for lactations commenced before 1st October 1966 and thereafter of not more than 305 days (except in connection with imported animals or where such figures are not available).
b. Yields quoted for any female, with the exception of ASR cows, born on or after 1965 and recorded in the UK must include age at calving in years/months.
Note: Only milk records obtained from ICAR (International Committee for Animal Recording) approved milk recording systems will be regarded as official.
c. Where a lactation is officially recorded in Imperial pounds (lb.) but converted to the kilogram equivalent (kg) for catalogue purposes, the conversion must be at the rate of 1 kg = 2.2046 lb.
d. The usual milking frequency of the herd, i.e. twice a day or three times a day milking, must be stated in the foreword to the catalogue, except for collective sales when this may be omitted. Details of milking frequency, where appropriate, of all
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