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Livestock keepers: update your details

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When you started keeping livestock, you will have registered with the:

  • Rural Payment Agency (RPA) to get a county parish holding (CPH) number
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to get a flock or herd mark, or to register as a poultry keeper
  • British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) if you keep cattle, bison or buffalo, to report births, movements and deaths

    • You must keep your details up to date with all the organisations you registered with. This helps to ensure livestock can be traced to help prevent and control disease.

    If your details or circumstances change, you must contact the RPA and APHA as soon as possible (and within 30 days).

  • where you plan to keep livestock (for example, taking on, or giving up, land)

    • You must also contact them if you plan to stop keeping livestock (including if someone else takes on your farm).

    You must contact APHA to update your details or if the size of your flock changes. Specifically, if you previously kept:

  • fewer than 50 birds and now keep 50 birds or more
  • 50 or more birds and you have changed the number of birds you keep by 20% or more (unless this is because of normal seasonal stocking changes)
  • call 03000 200 301 – lines are open 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

    • You must also contact the BCMS to update them about any change in your details.

    If your telephone number has changed, you will not be able to use the Cattle Tracing System (CTS) self-service helpline until you update it.

  • telephone (England): 0345 050 1234, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

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