Moving sheep and goats: what keepers need to know

Requirements

You need to report the: address the animals are sent to or from details of the haulier moving the animals (which they might complete on the LIS -1 movement document) total number of animals moved You also need to include the animals’ official identification numbers unless: you’re moving sheep to a destination that has been approved to scan and record animals with electronic identification ( EID ) tags and give these back to you - these are known as central point recording centres ( CPRCs ) and include most markets you’re moving animals to a holding within your business where you’re still the keeper in day-to-day care and control of them - for example, if you’re moving animals between holdings you own or rent, that have different CPH numbers the animals are tagged with a slaughter tag