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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 .
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
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.
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.
Use this form to apply for a replacement cattle passport from the British Cattle Movement Service.
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.
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.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
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