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Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
How to report and record pig movements and when to follow the standstill rule.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
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 th…
What breed societies and organisations need a zootechnical certificate for, and what information it must include.
How to report pig movements using the electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2) service.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
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