The supply of Farm Animal Feed

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Within The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) only HM Prison Service has a requirement for the supply of Farm Animal (Livestock) Feed. There are six farms across the prison estate. These are North Sea Camp, Prescoed, Hewell, East Sutton Park, Wymott and Kirkham. Products are required to be delivered regionally and or nationally to individual business locations and products are demanded on an adhoc basis by the individual sites. Each business unit location is responsible for identifying their own requirements, ordering process and payment settlement. HMP Kirkham hold approximately 48 beef cattle, 74 pigs, 250 sheep. HMP Wymott hold approximately 18 beef cattle, 7pigs and 137 sheep HMP North Sea Camp currently have 25 breeding pigs plus finishers (pigs being fattened for slaughter) giving a total of around 250, 400 breeding sheep plus lambs a total of around 1000. HMP Hewells current livestock headcount stands at 116 Jersey Milking Cows, 100 followers (weaned cattle), 13 beef cattle, and 50 pigs for pork/bacon production. HMP Prescoed/Usk currently have around 190 cattle. HMP East Sutton Park are noted as having 172 pigs (Boars, Gilts and Weaners), 108 sheep (Ewes, Rams and Lambs) and 16 horses