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Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
The rules and processes cattle keepers must follow to ensure cattle can be traced at all times.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get sheep and goat ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 66:2019.
Manufacturers and suppliers of ear tags for sheep and goats must follow this code of practice.
The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.
Manufacturers and suppliers of cattle ear tags must follow this code of practice.
Print a template holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records) to keep a paper record of cattle births, movements and deaths.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
What cattle keepers must do when they import or move cattle into England or Wales, including passport and ear tagging rules.
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
How cattle ear tag manufacturers and suppliers get a welfare assessment of ear tags, and what’s required in the assessment.
Use this form to report comments and concerns about ear tags, pastern bands or boluses used to identify cattle, sheep and goats.
Use this form to apply for a replacement cattle passport from the British Cattle Movement Service.
How to register or re-register your holding with the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), what happens next and what to do if your details change.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
What to do if any of your cattle, bison or buffalo are lost or stolen, and if you get them back.
Cattle keepers can use a continuation sheet when they need more space to record movements in a cattle passport.
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