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What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
You must get a county parish holding (CPH) number if you keep livestock as a business, hobby or pet in England.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
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.
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
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