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Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
Cattle keepers can use a continuation sheet when they need more space to record movements in a cattle passport.
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.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
Use this form to get a user ID and password for Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Web Services.
The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Field Officers may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
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