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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 you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
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