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  • Identification, registration and movement

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade

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    • Introduction to Identification, Registration and Movement of Animals
    • Identification, registration and movement of cattle ( Bovine Animals)
    • Identification, registration and movement of sheep and goats
    • Identification, registration and movement of pigs
    • Identification, Registration and Movement of Horses
    • Identification, registration and movement of birds
    • Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme (NIPHAS)
    • Ear tag information
    • Single Lifetime Identification Document for Equines (“Horse Passports”)
    • Travelling with Pets
    • Q&As - Livestock Identification Tag Prefix Code
    • NIFAIS Go Live Preparations
    • Meat Plant Information
    • Livestock Markets
    • Questions and Answers on Traceability
    • Q&As for Pet Travel from 1 January 2021
    • Brexit transition Q&As - Movement of animals
    • EU exit and moving equines
    • Codes for use in a herd register
    • Elasmobranch Tagging Programme
    • Cattle Statuses - best practice advice
    • Identification, registration and movement of camelids and cervids
    • Q&As - Camelids and Cervids May 2026
    • Q&A for the Voluntary Introduction of Electronic Identification in cattle
    • How to apply for a Bovine Animal Group Number (AGN) commonly known as a herd number.
    • How to amend details for an existing Bovine AGN
    • The Identification of Bovine Animals
    • Notification of Bovine Births
    • Notification of Bovine Deaths
    • Notification of Bovine Movements
    • Notification of changes to Bovine Animal details
    • How to Keep the Required Records for Bovine Animals
    • Bovine IRM Legislation
    • Bovine Animal and Establishment (Herd) Statuses
    • Registration for Online services

    Related to Identification, registration and movement

    Most recent publications

    • Copy of Herd Register MC3

      Published 19 August 2026
    • Registration of Equine Establishments - Questions and Answers

      Published 21 July 2025
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    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Equine Identification in Northern Ireland - Horse Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

      Published 5 November 2018 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Housing Order declared to protect poultry from Avian Influenza

      Published 5 November 2025
    • XI’ prefixed livestock tags now mandatory for livestock identification

      Published 30 June 2025
    See all news in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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