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  • Sheep and goat keepers: template holding register

    Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Moving sheep and goats: what keepers need to know

    What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
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  • VMD Information Hub

    This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Sheep and goats movement general licence

    Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Get a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number

    What livestock keepers must do when they temporarily use extra land or buildings and their livestock will not mix with someone else’s livestock.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
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  • Bovine TB testing intervals

    Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Bovine TB: how to spot and report the disease

    How to spot bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Keep a holding register for cattle to record births, movements and deaths

    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.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service and 1 others
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  • Report pig movements

    How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Moving cattle: what cattle keepers need to know

    What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service and 1 others
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  • Livestock keepers: update your details

    Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 3 others
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  • Apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport

    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.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service and 1 others
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  • Tag, tattoo or slap mark pigs

    How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Disease prevention for livestock and poultry keepers

    How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Register as a keeper of less than 50 poultry or other captive birds

    Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • African swine fever: how to spot and report the disease

    How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • What to do after a calf is born

    Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service and 1 others
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  • Hold a bird gathering

    What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Keeping horses commercially

    How to meet expected welfare, health and safety standards in the horse industry if keeping horses for commercial purposes in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Approved sheep and goat tag suppliers

    List of sheep and goat tag suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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