Livestock movements, identification and tracing: Cattle - Information for EU Member States

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1 Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Livestock movements, identification and tracing: Cattle - Information for EU Member States Last updated: Contents Competent authority... 2 Model of eartag used for identification of bovine animals... 3 Primary tags... 3 Secondary eartag... 3 Barcoded eartag... 4 The type of UK eartag numbers... 4 Format of Northern Ireland Eartags... 5 Specimen of Passports... 5 Single page passport... 6 front... 6 back... 7 Existing cheque book style... 7 First page... 8 Movement recording page... 8 Notification to the computer database page... 9 Barcode... 9 Format of Northern Ireland movement document... 9 Herd Record for Bovine Animals... 9 Format of Northern Irish herd record... 10

2 Competent authority Area 5E 9 Millbank c/o 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Contact: Andrew Bishop Tel: Fax: andrew.bishop@defra.gsi.gov.uk Please note: Address for return of Cattle Passports: British Cattle Movement Service Specific duties team Curwen Road Workington CA14 2DD

3 Model of eartag used for identification of bovine animals The main eartag (known in GB as the Primary eartag) is yellow, plastic, two-piece eartag which conforms with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/97 from 1 January 2000 eartags are supplied in the numeric format. Primary tags Secondary eartag This eartag can be the same design as the main eartag or an approved alternative. Management eartag may also be used as a secondary eartag. It may be the same design as the primary eartag but management information concerning the animal may be added to the lower part of the eartag. This eartag may be any colour. Button eartag area round two-piece, plastic, button design which may be any colour. An example of the button eartag is:

4 Metal eartag area one-piece metal design. An example of a metal eartag is: Barcoded eartag Council Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 also provides for an option to include a barcode on an official tag. Whilst GB chose not to introduce this requirement, some EU Member States decided to make it compulsory for a barcode to be included on official tags. Please note there is no requirement for cattle born in GB to be identified with eartags bearing a barcode. This includes animals going for export. It is entirely up to the importer and exporter to decide through commercial arrangement whether or not this is necessary. British eartag manufacturers are permitted to issue such tags as necessary. The type of UK eartag numbers There are some important dates for tagging cattle in the UK. The summary below provides guidance on when calves must be tagged according to the date they were born.

5 Date of birth Tagging requirements Example of tagging format 1 January 2000 to current (1 July 2000 made compulsory) 1 January 1998 to 31 December April 1995 to 31 December 1997 Ear tag in each ear with the same unique numeric (numbers only) identity for the lifetime of the animal. Includes UK at the beginning. Ear tag in each ear (doubletagging) with the same uniquenumeric identity for the lifetime of the animal. Includes UK at the beginning. At least one ear tag with a unique alpha-numeric identity for the lifetime of the animal. Includes UK at the beginning. UK UKAB UK A * UKAB * UK A October 1990 to 1 April 1995 Ear tag or tattoo ** A ** B ** D C * cattle that have this ear tag format may be exported so long as they are born on or after the 01 August ** cattle with this ear tag format are born before 01 August 1996 and are therefore NOT eligible for export. Tag format may however appear on the passport as the dam identification. Format of Northern Ireland Eartags The format of the Northern Irish eartags can be found on the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development website. Specimen of Passports From 1 August 2011, the UK is introducing for use in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) a single-page passport document. The existing chequebook style passport (see below), will no longer be issued..

6 The new single page document will be issued for all newborn calves and will be issued to replace old style passports which are returned to the British Cattle Movement Service for amendment. All other existing old style passports will remain in use and valid for the time being. Single page passport front

7 back Existing cheque book style Copies of pages from the existing cheque book style passport for Great Britain issued from 28 September Passports issued from 1 January 2000 may be supplied in the numeric format. Alpha numeric passports continued to be issued until the end of July 2000 when they were replaced by the all numeric style passport.

8 First page Movement recording page

9 Notification to the computer database page Barcode Format of Northern Ireland movement document The format of the Northern Irish movement document can be found on the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development website. Herd Record for Bovine Animals The form for records (PDF 15 KB) is required to be kept by all cattle keepers in Great Britain. This record may be kept as a manual or held electronically.

10 Format of Northern Irish herd record The format of the Northern Irish herd register can be found on the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development website.