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How to register if you keep 50 or more birds, including any you keep as pets.
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.
Submit samples to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for commercial testing by APHA Scientific.
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.
Template for animal health checks on farms to prove that animals used to make food, drink and agricultural products had annual health visits from a vet.
Form to apply for a licence to move TB restricted cattle to or from holdings in England.
Use this form to apply for a replacement cattle passport from the British Cattle Movement Service.
Forms and contingency plan for a premises to apply for a licence to hold an animal gathering.
Forms to register approved finishing units (AFUs) for TB restricted cattle in England and Wales and approved premises.
Submit samples from cattle for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Apply for a specific licence to hold a bird gathering of poultry or other captive birds in England.
Submit samples from sheep and goats for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Request a correction to data incorrectly entered into Sam, APHA's online system for submitting tuberculosis (TB) test results.
Use this form to apply for an additional county parish holding (CPH) number if you will operate your holdings separately.
Submit samples for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by APHA.
Cattle keepers can use a continuation sheet when they need more space to record movements in a cattle passport.
Form for Official Veterinarians to submit samples to test for brucellosis in an investigation of abortion or premature calving.
Form and schedule of conditions for the approval of a bovine TB isolation unit.
Use this form to get a user ID and password for Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Web Services.
Use this form to submit tissue samples from pet mammals to test for the bacteria that can cause TB.
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