Consultation outcome

Bovine animal keeper holding register: changing what needs to be recorded

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 August 2014
• Last updated: 23 January 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

We received 30 responses to this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on changing what needs to be recorded in holding registers for bovine animals brought onto holdings in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
20 August 2014 to 11:59pm on 30 October 2014

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about plans to change what needs to be recorded in the holding register. This applies to keepers of bovine animals (cattle, bison and buffalo) in England.

We propose to remove the requirement to record the identification number of the dam (mother) of any bovine animal brought on to a holding. Breeders will still have to record the identification of the dam for calves born on their holding.

These changes will amend the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007. It will reduce the regulatory burden on industry. These changes are part of the government’s Red Tape Challenge.

Published 20 August 2014

Last updated 23 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 23 January 2015

   Summary of responses and government response added.

2. 20 August 2014

   First published.