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What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
What cattle keepers in England and Wales must record and report when they export or move cattle, including ear tagging rules.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
Cattle, sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get approval to make or modify ear tags, or supply an approved ear tag.
Use this form to register with BCMS and get an ear tag manufacturer or supplier number.
Defnyddiwch y ffurflen hon i gofrestru manylion rhif Daliad (CPH) newydd i'r System Olrhain Gwartheg â Gwasanaeth Symud Gwartheg Prydain (GSGP), neu i ailagor CPH sy'n bodoli eisoes.
What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get cattle ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 44:2019.
Guidance for ear tag manufacturers and suppliers about sheep and goat EID technical standards.
Guidance for ear tag manufacturers and suppliers about bovine EID technical standards.
How sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers get a welfare assessment of ear tags, and what’s required in the assessment.
The home of British Cattle Movement Service on GOV.UK. We maintain an online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain called the Cattle Tracing System (CTS).
These terms and conditions explain the customer's rights and responsibilities in using Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online, Animal Movement Licencing System (AMLS) and Livestock Unique Identification Service (LUIS) and t…
Mae'n rhaid i unrhyw un sy'n gyfrifol am wartheg neu anifeiliaid buchol eraill ddilyn y rheolau a'r gweithdrefnau sy'n berthnasol i bob ceidwad gwartheg.
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