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When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
The rules you must follow to ensure sheep and goats, including those kept as pets, can be traced to prevent and contain disease.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
When and how to tag sheep and goats imported into England, what to record in your holding register and how to report the movement.
How to spot goat plague, which is also known as peste des petits ruminants, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to spot sheep pox and goat pox, what to do if you suspect them and how to prevent them spreading.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats to the EU or Northern Ireland, what to record in your holding register, and how to report the movement.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
Guidance for owners of domestic goats in England and Scotland on tuberculosis (TB), how and why TB is tested for, and what happens if it's detected in goats.
Find out what records you need to keep of movements of sheep or goats to or from showgrounds, and how to report those movements.
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