#ANIMAL AGE TERMS CODE#

#ANIMAL AGE TERMS CODE#

You must use the Great Britain ( GB) country code when identifying sheep or goats you want to: Identifying sheep or goats to export or move to the EU or Northern Ireland If the ear tag of an animal with a tattoo, bolus or pastern is lost, you must order a replica ear tag (so the new ear tag matches the tattoo, bolus or pastern).

pastern (a leg band, which can be an EID or non- EID).

bolus (an EID which is ingested by the animal and can be scanned).

Some adult animals only have a single ear tag. Replace tags on adult animals that have one ear tag You must follow the second of these options if both ear tags are lost or damaged.

remove the remaining tag and replace both tags with replicas that display the existing identification number, or a pair of tags that display a new individual identification number.

replace the lost tag with a replica that displays the existing identification number.

If one of the ear tags is lost or damaged, you can either: Replace ear tag pairs on adult animalsДЄdult animals generally have 2 ear tags that display the animalвЂ™s individual identification number and your flock or herd mark. If the lamb or kid is no longer on the holding where it was born, you can only do this if you can trace the animal back to its holding of birth. If you keep a lamb or kid beyond a year old, you must replace its single tag with 2 adult identifiers before its first birthday.

a pair of adult tags with an individual identity number for the animal, as well as the flock or herd mark.

a replica of the lost or damaged tag that only displays your flock or herd mark.

You can replace single slaughter tags with either: You must not add an individual identification number on this single slaughter tag. You can identify animals intended for slaughter within 12 months of birth with a single ear tag that shows your flock or herd mark.

Replace single ear tags on animals intended for slaughter ThereвЂ™s a table summarising the rules for applying replacement identifiers ( PDF, 125 KB, 2 pages). Replacement tags and pasterns must be red if theyвЂ™re applied to an animal on any holding other than where it was:Д¬ontact your RPA approved tag supplier if you need to order replacement tags. You must record new tag numbers and old tag numbers, if you know them, in the replacement tag section of your holding register. If you remove a tag from an animal because of an infection, you must replace it as soon as the infection clears up. If you discover an identifier has been lost or damaged, you must replace it within 28 days of noticing that it was lost or damaged. You can also attach separate management tags to your sheep or goats, but to avoid confusion with official identifiers, management tags cannot: You can add management information (for example, your own system for recording the age of animals) to identifiers, as long as itвЂ™s clearly separate from the official identity number and the 2 numbers cannot be confused with each other. Add management information to identifiers flock or herd mark (which appears on identifiers)ДЇor animals born on a holding with a temporary CPH or common land, give the flock or herd mark of your main holding.When ordering identifiers, tell the supplier your: These numbers will be printed on the identifiers and encoded in the transponders of electronic identifiers ( EIDs). The supplier will source official identification numbers for your animals from the Livestock Unique Identification Service ( LUIS). Where to get identifiersД«uy official identifiers from ear tag suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency ( RPA). Your sheep or goats will be rejected if they are not correctly identified when they arrive at a market. record the move to the vet in your holding register.identify the animal as soon as itвЂ™s back on your holding.In an emergency you can take an unidentified animal off your holding to visit a vet, but you must: before you move them off their holding of birth if this is sooner.within 9 months of birth, if theyвЂ™re not housed overnight.within 6 months of birth, if theyвЂ™re housed overnight.Find out about types of identifiers and information they display.

Animal age terms