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Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
The rules and processes cattle keepers must follow to ensure cattle can be traced at all times.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
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.
Forms to register approved finishing units (AFUs) for TB restricted cattle in England and Wales and approved premises.
Cattle keepers can use a continuation sheet when they need more space to record movements in a cattle passport.
We maintain an online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain called the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). BCMS is part of the Rural Payments Agency .
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.
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.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Use this form to apply for a replacement cattle passport from the British Cattle Movement Service.
What cattle keepers in England and Wales must record and report when they export or move cattle, including ear tagging rules.
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.
What cattle keepers must do when they import or move cattle into England or Wales, including passport and ear tagging rules.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
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